Spanners With Manners Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 14183448 Incorporated Jun 2022 Retail & Wholesale N postcode area
308b Long Lane, London, N2 8JP
The most recent insolvency notice for Spanners With Manners Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 22 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Alan Simon (IP No. 8635) – Expedium Limited, Gable House, 239 Regents Park Road, London, N3 3LF, appointed 12 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 June 2024, showed total assets of £91k and net assets of -£53k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 27 months before its first insolvency notice. 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 30 June 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 27 months before the first insolvency notice
Insolvency notices (3)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 22 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidator Alan Simon of Expedium Limited for the members and creditors of Spanners With Manners Limited in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 22 Oct 2026
Spanners With Manners Limited’s sole member passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Alan Simon of Expedium Limited as liquidator on 12 October 2026.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 08 Oct 2026
A virtual creditors' voluntary liquidation meeting for Spanners With Manners Limited is scheduled for 12 October 2026 at 11:00 am, with details for attending, voting and contacting the insolvency practitioner provided.
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 last filed accounts, to June 2024, already showed negative net assets of -£53k, 27 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 Spanners With Manners Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Spanners With Manners Limited (company no. 14183448) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 22 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 Spanners With Manners Limited's last filed accounts?
Spanners With Manners Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 June 2024, showed total assets of £91k, cash of £11k, net assets of -£53k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Spanners With Manners Limited have?
Spanners With Manners Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 22 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.