Heywood Vapes Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 16217654 Incorporated Jan 2025 Retail & Wholesale FY postcode area
7 North Houses Lane, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 4NT
The most recent insolvency notice for Heywood Vapes Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 08 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Stuart Rathmell, Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS, appointed 29 September 2026. 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
Not yet retrieved.
Insolvency notices (3)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 08 Oct 2026
Stuart Rathmell has been appointed as liquidator of HEYWOOD VAPES LTD on 29 September 2026, appointed by its members and creditors.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 08 Oct 2026
Heywood Vapes Ltd has been voluntarily wound up, with Stuart Rathmell appointed as liquidator by the members and creditors on 29 September 2026.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 11 Sep 2026
Creditors are invited to a virtual meeting on 15 September 2026 to consider appointing a liquidator for Heywood Vapes Limited.
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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Frequently asked questions
Is Heywood Vapes Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Heywood Vapes Limited (company no. 16217654) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 08 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 Heywood Vapes Limited's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Heywood Vapes Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Heywood Vapes Limited have?
Heywood Vapes Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 08 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.