Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 10619192 Incorporated Feb 2017 Retail & Wholesale LS postcode area
19-21 Dolly Lane, Leeds, LS7 7TU
The most recent insolvency notice for Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 12 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Christopher David Horner, Robson Scott Associates Ltd t/a BusinessRescueExpert, 47/49 Duke Street, Darlington, DL3 7SD, appointed 06 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 27 February 2025, showed total assets of £45k and net assets of £221. Those accounts were filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. 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 27 February 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 2
Insolvency notices (3)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 12 Oct 2026
Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Christopher David Horner as liquidator.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 12 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Christopher David Horner as liquidator of Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Ltd on 6 October 2026.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 30 Sep 2026
A creditors' meeting is being called to appoint a liquidator for Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Ltd and to approve the liquidator's fees.
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 most recent accounts were 19 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
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 Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited (company no. 10619192) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 12 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 Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited's last filed accounts?
Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 27 February 2025, showed total assets of £45k, net assets of £221. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited have?
Gifts Charms and Shoe Retail Company Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 12 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.