Derwent Decorating Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 01085907 Incorporated Dec 1972 Real Estate SY postcode area
High Trees, 89b London Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 6PQ
The most recent insolvency notice for Derwent Decorating Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 03 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Thomas Grummitt (IP number 25976); Andrew Smith (IP number 19210), appointed 28 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £114k and net assets of £87k. Those accounts were filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 3
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 03 Nov 2026
Derwent Decorating Limited, voluntarily wound up on 28 October 2026, will make a first and final dividend to creditors with proofs of debt due by 29 November 2026.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 03 Nov 2026
The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for Derwent Decorating Limited in a members voluntary liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 03 Nov 2026
Derwent Decorating Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Thomas Grummitt and Andrew Smith as joint liquidators on 28 October 2026.
What happens next
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Derwent Decorating Limited in financial difficulty?
No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for Derwent Decorating Limited (company no. 01085907) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 03 November 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were Derwent Decorating Limited's last filed accounts?
Derwent Decorating Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £114k, cash of £6k, net assets of £87k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Derwent Decorating Limited have?
Derwent Decorating Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 03 November 2026.
What happens next?
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.