BIRK & SONS LIMITED
Liquidation Company no. 12006139 Incorporated May 2019 OL postcode area
BRIDGESTONES, 2 Cromwell Court, Oldham, OL1 1ET
The most recent insolvency notice for BIRK & SONS LIMITED is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 16 July 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 15 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: 1
Insolvency notices (3)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 16 Jul 2026
BIRK & SONS LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Robert Cooksey as liquidator.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 16 Jul 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Robert Cooksey as liquidator of BIRK & SONS LIMITED in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 03 Jul 2026
A virtual creditors' meeting for BIRK & SONS LIMITED is scheduled for 13 July 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Frequently asked questions
Is BIRK & SONS LIMITED in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for BIRK & SONS LIMITED (company no. 12006139) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 16 July 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 BIRK & SONS LIMITED's last filed accounts?
BIRK & SONS LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £28k, net assets of -£25k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does BIRK & SONS LIMITED have?
BIRK & SONS LIMITED has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 16 July 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.