Davis Simpson & Davis Limited
Liquidation Company no. 03877031 Incorporated Nov 1999 Manufacturing CO postcode area
C/O Begbies Traynor, Town Wall House, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, CO3 3AD
The most recent insolvency notice for Davis Simpson & Davis Limited is a Notice of intended dividend, published 28 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Lee De'ath; Tom Gardiner, appointed 18 July 2024. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £386k and net assets of £226k. Those accounts were filed 42 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 January 2023 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 42 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: 15
Insolvency notices (1)
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Notice of intended dividend 28 Jul 2026
The joint liquidators intend to declare a final dividend to non‑preferential creditors, with proofs of debt due by 20 August 2026.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 42 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
- 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 Davis Simpson & Davis Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Davis Simpson & Davis Limited (company no. 03877031) is a Notice of intended dividend, published 28 July 2026 in The London Gazette. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
What were Davis Simpson & Davis Limited's last filed accounts?
Davis Simpson & Davis Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £386k, cash of £105k, net assets of £226k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Davis Simpson & Davis Limited have?
Davis Simpson & Davis Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notice of intended dividend on 28 July 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.