Devon Roofing Ltd goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 15173699 Incorporated Sep 2023 Construction EX postcode area
6 Market Street, Crediton, EX17 2AJ
The most recent insolvency notice for Devon Roofing Ltd is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 26 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Christopher David Horner, of Robson Scott Associates T/A BusinessRescueExpert, 49 Duke Street, Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 7SD, Telephone: 01325 365 950, Email: , appointed 19 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £69k and net assets of £41k. Those accounts were filed 12 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 30 September 2025 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 12 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: 2
Insolvency notices (3)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 26 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Christopher David Horner as liquidator of Devon Roofing Ltd on 19 October 2026, appointed by the company's members and creditors.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 26 Oct 2026
Devon Roofing Ltd resolved at its members' meeting on 19 October 2026 to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Christopher David Horner as liquidator.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 12 Oct 2026
The notice summons a creditors' meeting for Devon Roofing Ltd, confirms Christopher David Horner as liquidator, and provides the meeting date, time and proxy instructions.
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 12 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 Devon Roofing Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Devon Roofing Ltd (company no. 15173699) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 26 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 Devon Roofing Ltd's last filed accounts?
Devon Roofing Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £69k, net assets of £41k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Devon Roofing Ltd have?
Devon Roofing Ltd has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 26 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.