LDC Aquarium Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 03645444 Incorporated Oct 1998 Retail & Wholesale CA postcode area
The Lake District Coast Aquarium, South Quay, Maryport, CA15 8AB
The most recent insolvency notice for LDC Aquarium Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Daryl Warwick; Ed Connell, appointed 26 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2026, showed total assets of £380k and net assets of £264k. 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 2026 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 7 months before the first insolvency notice
Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.
Average employees during the period: 35
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
The notice appoints Daryl Warwick and Ed Connell as joint liquidators of LDC Aquarium Limited and calls creditors to submit claims by 20 November 2026 for the solvent liquidation.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
LDC AQUARIUM LIMITED has been placed into a members’ voluntary liquidation with Daryl Warwick and Ed Connell appointed as joint liquidators on 26 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
The shareholders of LDC AQUARIUM LIMITED passed resolutions on 26 October 2026 to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Daryl Warwick and Ed Connell 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 LDC Aquarium 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 LDC Aquarium Limited (company no. 03645444) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were LDC Aquarium Limited's last filed accounts?
LDC Aquarium Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2026, showed total assets of £380k, cash of £220k, net assets of £264k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does LDC Aquarium Limited have?
LDC Aquarium Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 30 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.
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.