The Dock Hotel Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 05390772 Incorporated Mar 2005 Hospitality & Food Service NE postcode area
27 Queen Street, Amble, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 0BX
The most recent insolvency notice for The Dock Hotel Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 08 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Gareth David Rusling (IP number 9481) of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, 3rd Floor Westfield House 60 Charter Row Sheffield S1 3FZ; Philip David Nunney (IP n, appointed 02 September 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £84k and net assets of -£136k. 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 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 17 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 8
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 08 Sep 2026
The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for THE DOCK HOTEL LIMITED in a creditors voluntary liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 08 Sep 2026
The Dock Hotel Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Gareth David Rusling and Philip David Nunney as joint liquidators on 2 September 2026
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to March 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£136k, 17 months before the first insolvency notice.
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 The Dock Hotel Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for The Dock Hotel Limited (company no. 05390772) 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 The Dock Hotel Limited's last filed accounts?
The Dock Hotel Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £84k, net assets of -£136k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does The Dock Hotel Limited have?
The Dock Hotel Limited 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.