Cake House Leicester LTD goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 12443759 Incorporated Feb 2020 Manufacturing LE postcode area
16 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 5EA
The most recent insolvency notice for Cake House Leicester LTD is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 02 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Martin Richard Buttriss (IP No. 9291); Carolynn Jean Best (IP No. 9683) both of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, 2 Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park, Leice, appointed 27 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 28 February 2025, showed total assets of £51k and net assets of -£14k. 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 28 February 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 18 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 3
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 02 Sep 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Martin Richard Buttriss and Carolynn Jean Best of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP to the creditors' liquidation of CAKE HOUSE LEICESTER LTD, effective 27 August 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 02 Sep 2026
The notice announces that Cake House Leicester Ltd has passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Martin Richard Buttriss and Carolynn Jean Best as joint liquidators.
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Is Cake House Leicester LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Cake House Leicester LTD (company no. 12443759) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 02 September 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 Cake House Leicester LTD's last filed accounts?
Cake House Leicester LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 28 February 2025, showed total assets of £51k, net assets of -£14k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Cake House Leicester LTD have?
Cake House Leicester LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 02 September 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.