DRAKES (UK) LTD.
Liquidation Company no. 08170303 Incorporated Aug 2012 Manufacturing M postcode area
Leonard Curtis House Elms Square, Bury New Road, Whitefield, M45 7TA
The most recent insolvency notice for DRAKES (UK) LTD. is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 July 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 October 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 8 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: 12
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 21 Jul 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Lauren Fitton and Anthony Milnes for DRAKES (UK) LTD., a creditors' liquidation, effective 16 July 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Jul 2026
DRAKES (UK) LTD resolved on 16 July 2026 to be voluntarily wound up and appointed Lauren Fitton and Anthony Milnes as joint liquidators.
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Frequently asked questions
Is DRAKES (UK) LTD. in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for DRAKES (UK) LTD. (company no. 08170303) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 21 July 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 DRAKES (UK) LTD.'s last filed accounts?
DRAKES (UK) LTD.'s last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2025, showed total assets of £152k, cash of £42k, net assets of £6k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does DRAKES (UK) LTD. have?
DRAKES (UK) LTD. has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 21 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.