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Flowerbug Floral Design Limited wound up by court order

Active Company no. 09970039 Incorporated Jan 2016 Retail & Wholesale L postcode area

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48-52 Penny Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, L18 1DG

The most recent insolvency notice for Flowerbug Floral Design Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 01 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is S Brindley, appointed 23 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 005998 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £41k and net assets of -£222k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 43 months before its first insolvency notice. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 January 2023 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 43 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£41k
Cash at bank
—
Net assets
-£222k
Total liabilities
£263k

Average employees during the period: 5

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. FLOWERBUG FLORAL DESIGN LIMITED has been wound up by a High Court order, with S Brindley appointed as liquidator on 23 September 2026.

  2. A petition to wind up FLOWERBUG FLORAL DESIGN LIMITED has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard on 23 September 2026.

What happens next

The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.

Quote case number No 005998 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 09970039.

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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 -£222k, 43 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 Flowerbug Floral Design Limited in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Flowerbug Floral Design Limited (company no. 09970039) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 01 October 2026 in The London Gazette. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.

What were Flowerbug Floral Design Limited's last filed accounts?

Flowerbug Floral Design Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2023, showed total assets of £41k, net assets of -£222k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Flowerbug Floral Design Limited have?

Flowerbug Floral Design Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 01 October 2026.

What happens next?

The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.

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.