Ritchie JW Consulting Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 08230263 Incorporated Sep 2012 Professional Services RG postcode area
9 Limefield Close, Reading, RG6 7XL
The most recent insolvency notice for Ritchie JW Consulting Limited is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 04 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Christopher Lawton (IP No. 23818) of Business Helpline Group Limited, Office 038, Northlight Parade, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 5EG, appointed 28 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £1 and net assets of -£79k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 13 months before its first insolvency notice. 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 30 September 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 13 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 1
Insolvency notices (2)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 04 Nov 2026
The company RITCHIE JW CONSULTING LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Christopher Lawton as liquidator.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 04 Nov 2026
Ritchie JW Consulting Limited has had Christopher Lawton appointed as liquidator in a creditors' liquidation on 28 October 2026, appointed by its members and creditors.
What happens next
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to September 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£79k, 13 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 Ritchie JW Consulting Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Ritchie JW Consulting Limited (company no. 08230263) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 04 November 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 Ritchie JW Consulting Limited's last filed accounts?
Ritchie JW Consulting Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £1, net assets of -£79k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Ritchie JW Consulting Limited have?
Ritchie JW Consulting Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 04 November 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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.