Farm & Harper LTD goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 09961628 Incorporated Jan 2016 Hospitality & Food Service CT postcode area
25 High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AP
The most recent insolvency notice for Farm & Harper LTD is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 15 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Virgil Harsham Levy (IP number 19090) of LA Business Recovery Limited, 1 Beasley`s Yard, 126 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JT, appointed 13 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £105k and net assets of -£10k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 42 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 31 January 2023 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 42 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: 20
Insolvency notices (4)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 15 Oct 2026
FARM & HARPER LTD has appointed Virgil Harsham Levy of LA Business Recovery Limited as liquidator in a creditors voluntary liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 15 Oct 2026
The notice announces that FARM & HARPER LTD is being voluntarily wound‑up under a creditors’ voluntary winding‑up and that Virgil Harsham Levy has been appointed as liquidator.
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Deemed consent (CVL) 05 Oct 2026
The notice announces that creditors will decide by 14 October 2026 whether to appoint Virgil Harsham Levy as liquidator of FARM & HARPER LTD under a deemed‑consent procedure.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 17 Jul 2026
A petition to wind up FARM & HARPER LTD has been filed by HM Revenue & Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 29 July 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.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to January 2023, already showed negative net assets of -£10k, 42 months before the first insolvency notice.
- Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.
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 Farm & Harper LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Farm & Harper LTD (company no. 09961628) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 15 October 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 Farm & Harper LTD's last filed accounts?
Farm & Harper LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £105k, net assets of -£10k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Farm & Harper LTD have?
Farm & Harper LTD has 4 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 15 October 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.