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Farm & Harper Ltd

Active Company no. 09961628 Incorporated Jan 2016 Hospitality & Food Service CT postcode area

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25 High Street, Whitstable, CT5 1AP

The most recent insolvency notice for Farm & Harper Ltd is a Re-use of a prohibited name, published 20 October 2026 in The London Gazette. 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. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 January 2023 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 42 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£105k
Cash at bank
—
Net assets
-£10k
Total liabilities
—

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 (5)

  1. Director Julie Chinery gives notice that, following a CVA approved on 1 Oct 2026, she intends to use the prohibited name Oliver 2004 Ltd for the business of Farm and Harper Ltd if it enters insolvent liquidation.

  2. FARM & HARPER LTD has appointed Virgil Harsham Levy of LA Business Recovery Limited as liquidator in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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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 Re-use of a prohibited name, published 20 October 2026 in The London Gazette. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.

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 5 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Re-use of a prohibited name on 20 October 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.