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SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED

Active Company no. 01660426 Incorporated Aug 1982 Retail & Wholesale E postcode area

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26 Wood Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3HT

The most recent insolvency notice for SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 August 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 August 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 11 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£35k
Cash at bank
Net assets
-£46k
Total liabilities
£82k

Average employees during the period: 5

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED has had David Farmer and Lloyd Biscoe appointed as liquidators in a creditors' liquidation on 13 August 2026.

  2. The notice announces that Simply Seconds Limited has been voluntarily wound up and David Farmer and Lloyd Biscoe have been appointed joint liquidators.

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Frequently asked questions

Is SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED (company no. 01660426) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 August 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

What were SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED's last filed accounts?

SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2025, showed total assets of £35k, net assets of -£46k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED have?

SIMPLY SECONDS LIMITED has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 21 August 2026.

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.