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BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD

Active Company no. 05038243 Incorporated Feb 2004 CM postcode area

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The most recent insolvency notice for BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 08 September 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 17 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£45k
Cash at bank
£43k
Net assets
-£24k
Total liabilities
£69k

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. The notice announces that BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD has been placed into creditors' liquidation and two liquidators have been appointed on 3 September 2026.

  2. The notice announces that Busy Bees Locks & Doors Ltd has voluntarily wound up and appointed Louise Donna Baxter and Wayne MacPherson as joint liquidators, with contact details provided for further information.

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Is BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD (company no. 05038243) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 08 September 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

What were BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD's last filed accounts?

BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £45k, cash of £43k, net assets of -£24k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD have?

BUSY BEES LOCKS & DOORS LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 08 September 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.