South West Zoo Enterprises Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 02494361 Incorporated Apr 1990 Retail & Wholesale TQ postcode area
Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU
The most recent insolvency notice for South West Zoo Enterprises Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 01 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Malcolm Rhodes; Ruth Gilbert, appointed 25 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £849k and net assets of -£25k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 17 months before its first insolvency notice. 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 17 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 60
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 01 Sep 2026
Creditors of South West Zoo Enterprises Ltd must submit proof of their debts by 1 October 2026 as part of the company’s members’ voluntary liquidation.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 01 Sep 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Malcolm Rhodes and Ruth Gilbert as liquidators of South West Zoo Enterprises Limited in a members' liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 01 Sep 2026
South West Zoo Enterprises Limited has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Malcolm Rhodes and Ruth Gilbert of Bishop Fleming LLP as joint liquidators.
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 South West Zoo Enterprises 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 South West Zoo Enterprises Limited (company no. 02494361) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 01 September 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were South West Zoo Enterprises Limited's last filed accounts?
South West Zoo Enterprises Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £849k, cash of £0, net assets of -£25k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does South West Zoo Enterprises Limited have?
South West Zoo Enterprises Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 01 September 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.