A C Coughtrey & Son Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Liquidation Company no. 09278008 Incorporated Oct 2014 Retail & Wholesale PO postcode area
1580 Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7AG
The most recent insolvency notice for A C Coughtrey & Son Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 29 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Stewart Goldsmith; David Smithson, appointed 25 March 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 27 July 2025, showed total assets of £774k and net assets of £760k. Those accounts were filed 12 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 27 July 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 12 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 5
Insolvency notices (1)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 29 Jul 2026
Creditors of Coughtrey & Son Limited must submit proof of debt by 24 August 2026 as part of a members’ voluntary liquidation.
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 A C Coughtrey & Son 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 A C Coughtrey & Son Limited (company no. 09278008) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 29 July 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were A C Coughtrey & Son Limited's last filed accounts?
A C Coughtrey & Son Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 27 July 2025, showed total assets of £774k, cash of £235k, net assets of £760k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does A C Coughtrey & Son Limited have?
A C Coughtrey & Son Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 29 July 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.