Best Builders Merchants LTD goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 16990652 Incorporated Jan 2026 Retail & Wholesale M postcode area
30 Bolton Old Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9DL
The most recent insolvency notice for Best Builders Merchants LTD is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Daniel Ormerod (IP No. 26930); Lauren Fitton (IP No. 30212), appointed 28 October 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 (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 30 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Daniel Ormerod and Lauren Fitton for BEST BUILDERS MERCHANTS LTD in a creditors' liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 30 Oct 2026
BEST BUILDERS MERCHANTS LTD resolved to be voluntarily wound up and appointed Daniel Ormerod and Lauren Fitton as joint liquidators.
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 Best Builders Merchants LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Best Builders Merchants LTD (company no. 16990652) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 30 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 Best Builders Merchants LTD's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Best Builders Merchants LTD at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Best Builders Merchants LTD have?
Best Builders Merchants LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 30 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.