David Ian Furniture Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Liquidation Company no. 03100240 Incorporated Sep 1995 Retail & Wholesale CT postcode area
C/O Augusta Kent Limited Innovation House, Discovery Park, Sandwich, CT13 9FF
The most recent insolvency notice for David Ian Furniture Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 13 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Andrew Hawksworth; Andrew James Hawksworth; Isobel Martin, appointed 9 July 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2024, showed total assets of £2.2m and net assets of £2.1m. Those accounts were filed 20 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 October 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 20 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 7
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 13 Jul 2026
Creditors of DAVID IAN FURNITURE LIMITED must submit proofs of debt by 6 August 2026 after the directors declared solvency and appointed Andrew Hawksworth as liquidator on 9 July 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 13 Jul 2026
David Ian Furniture Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Andrew Hawksworth as liquidator.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 13 Jul 2026
Members have appointed Andrew Hawksworth of Augusta Kent Limited as liquidator of DAVID IAN FURNITURE LIMITED.
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 David Ian Furniture 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 David Ian Furniture Limited (company no. 03100240) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 13 July 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were David Ian Furniture Limited's last filed accounts?
David Ian Furniture Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2024, showed total assets of £2.2m, cash of £1.3m, net assets of £2.1m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does David Ian Furniture Limited have?
David Ian Furniture Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 13 July 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.