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Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores Insolvencies (SIC 47520)

UK companies registered under SIC code 47520 (retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

6 notices on record.

At a glance: 6 insolvency notices covering 4 companies, published in The London Gazette between 12 August 2026 and 21 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 4 liquidation, 2 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 4 companies under SIC 47520 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
25%
of 4 with filed figures
Age of last accounts at first notice
18 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
25%
of 4 profiles
Company age at first notice
7.8 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £446k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 21 Sep 2026

TOOLBASE LTD

Assets £857k · Nov 2025

Toolbase Ltd has appointed Mansoor Mubarik of Capital Books (UK) Ltd as liquidator in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Sep 2026

TOOLBASE LTD

Assets £857k · Nov 2025

The company TOOLBASE LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Mansoor Mubarik of Capital Books (UK) Limited as liquidator at its members’ meeting on 18 September 2026.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 17 Sep 2026

STANFIELD (N.I.) LIMITED

Assets £493k · Dec 2024

A petition to wind up Stanfield (N.I) Limited has been filed and a hearing is scheduled for 1 October 2026 in Belfast.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 27 Aug 2026

ZANE BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD

Assets £399k · Apr 2025

A petition to wind up Zane Building Supplies Ltd has been filed by British Gas Trading Limited and will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on 9 September 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 12 Aug 2026

FORRESTERS BUILDERS MERCHANTS LTD.

Assets £186k · Oct 2024 Net assets -£283k

The members of Forresters Builders Merchants Ltd passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Jessica Thomas and Philippa Smith of Smith & Barnes Insolvency Practitioners Ltd as joint liquidators.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 12 Aug 2026

FORRESTERS BUILDERS MERCHANTS LTD.

Assets £186k · Oct 2024 Net assets -£283k

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Jessica Thomas and Philippa Smith to oversee the creditors voluntary liquidation of Forresters Builders Merchants Ltd.

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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.