Willan Group Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 03961301 Incorporated Mar 2000 Professional Services SK postcode area
3 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, SK1 3GG
The most recent insolvency notice for Willan Group Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 28 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are James Saunders; Mark Blackman, appointed 19 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £11.0m and net assets of £9.9m. Those accounts were filed 19 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 March 2025 · group accounts · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
These are consolidated group accounts. The figures below cover Willan Group Limited together with its subsidiaries, not this company on its own. Assets shown here are not all available to creditors of this entity.
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 28 Oct 2026
Creditors of Willan Group Limited must submit proofs of debt by 27 November 2026 as part of a members' voluntary liquidation.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 28 Oct 2026
WILLAN GROUP LIMITED has appointed James Saunders and Mark Blackman of KR8 Advisory Limited as liquidators in a members’ liquidation effective 19 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 28 Oct 2026
Willan Group Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed James Saunders and Mark Blackman of KR8 Advisory 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 Willan Group 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 Willan Group Limited (company no. 03961301) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 28 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were Willan Group Limited's last filed accounts?
Willan Group Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £11.0m, net assets of £9.9m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Willan Group Limited have?
Willan Group Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 28 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.