Almond & Mellor Services Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 02070569 Incorporated Nov 1986 BB postcode area
Hampden Mill, Grimshaw Street, Darwen, BB3 2QJ
The most recent insolvency notice for Almond & Mellor Services Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are John Allan Carpenter and Christopher Benjamin Barrett, both of Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery LLP, 7400 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4BS, appointed 15 October 2026. 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
Not yet retrieved. Accounts are currently overdue at Companies House.
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 21 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidators John Allan Carpenter and Christopher Benjamin Barrett for ALMOND & MELLOR SERVICES LIMITED, a creditors' liquidation, effective 15 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Oct 2026
Almond & Mellor Services Limited has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed John Allan Carpenter and Christopher Benjamin Barrett as joint liquidators.
What happens next
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.
Each of these is visible months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is Almond & Mellor Services Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Almond & Mellor Services Limited (company no. 02070569) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 October 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 Almond & Mellor Services Limited's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Almond & Mellor Services Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Almond & Mellor Services Limited have?
Almond & Mellor Services Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 21 October 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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.