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Manufacture of wooden containers Insolvencies (SIC 16240)

UK companies registered under SIC code 16240 (manufacture of wooden containers) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

5 notices on record.

At a glance: 5 insolvency notices covering 3 companies, published in The London Gazette between 08 July 2026 and 29 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 4 liquidation, 1 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 3 companies under SIC 16240 with a distress notice on our record (solvent members' voluntary liquidations excluded), using each company's Companies House profile and last filed accounts.

Negative net assets at last filing
33%
of 3 with filed figures
UK 42% · -9 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
16 months
median
UK 19 months · -3 months vs UK
Accounts overdue at Companies House
0%
of 2 profiles
UK 39% · -39 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
7.5 yrs
median · 33% under 3 years
UK 8.6 yrs

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £362k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Resolution for winding up (CVL) 29 Sep 2026

TURNERS PALLETS OF HONEYBOURNE LIMITED

Assets £362k · May 2025

The notice announces that Turners Pallets of Honeybourne Limited has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appoint Mark Bowen as liquidator, effective 25 September 2026.

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Winding up order (Companies) 11 Jul 2026

COPPERMOON LIMITED

Assets £464k · Dec 2022

COPPERMOON LIMITED has been wound up by a High Court order on 15 April 2026, with S Brindley appointed as liquidator.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 08 Jul 2026

T.H.T.F LTD

Assets £20k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£12k

The Hot Tub Factory Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed joint liquidators Lynn Marshall and Paul Matthew Kings on 1 July 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 08 Jul 2026

T.H.T.F LTD

Assets £20k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£12k

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Lynn Marshall and Paul Matthew Kings for T.H.T.F LTD in a creditors voluntary liquidation effective 1 July 2026.

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Is your own business showing the same warning signs?

Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear 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.

Notices from The London Gazette, matched to Companies House records. Financial figures are the company's last filed accounts and may predate the insolvency event. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.