Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited enters members' voluntary liquidation
Liquidation Company no. SC049686 Incorporated Dec 1971 Professional Services EH postcode area
Princes Exchange, 1 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9EE
The most recent insolvency notice for Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited is a Resolution for winding up (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Simon Bonney (IP No. 9379); James Varney (IP No. 27950), appointed 27 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £1.1m and net assets of £964k. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 January 2026 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 9 months before the first insolvency notice
Insolvency notices (3)
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
HAMISH CATHIE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Simon Bonney and James Varney of Arafino Advisory Limited as joint liquidators on 27 October 2026.
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
Creditors of Hamish Cathie (Holdings) Limited are invited to prove their debts for a members' voluntary liquidation before 30 November 2026.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 30 Oct 2026
The members of Hamish Cathie (Holdings) Limited have appointed two joint liquidators to carry out a members voluntary liquidation of the company.
What happens next
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited in financial difficulty?
No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited (company no. SC049686) is a Resolution for winding up (MVL), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited's last filed accounts?
Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £1.1m, cash of £2k, net assets of £964k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited have?
Hamish Cathie (holdings) Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (MVL) on 30 October 2026.
What happens next?
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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.