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Retail sale of musical instruments and scores Insolvencies (SIC 47591)

UK companies registered under SIC code 47591 (retail sale of musical instruments and scores) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

5 notices on record.

At a glance: 5 insolvency notices covering 2 companies, published in The London Gazette between 23 September 2026 and 20 October 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 5 liquidation.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 1 companies under SIC 47591 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
100%
of 1 with filed figures
UK 41% · +59 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
19 months
median
UK 19 months
Accounts overdue at Companies House
0%
of 1 profiles
UK 40% · -40 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
13.6 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years
UK 8.6 yrs · +5.0 yrs vs UK

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £100k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 20 Oct 2026

MUSIC BOX RETAIL LIMITED

Assets £100k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£108k

MUSIC BOX RETAIL LIMITED has entered a creditors voluntary liquidation with Andrew Ryder appointed as liquidator on 15 October 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 20 Oct 2026

MUSIC BOX RETAIL LIMITED

Assets £100k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£108k

MUSIC BOX RETAIL LIMITED has resolved to voluntarily wind up its business and appointed Andrew Ryder of JT Maxwell Limited as liquidator on 15 October 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 23 Sep 2026

MICHAEL BYRD VIOLINS LIMITED

Assets £174k · Mar 2025

The notice announces the appointment of Adam Solomon Nakar as liquidator for Michael Byrd Violins Limited in a members' voluntary liquidation.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 23 Sep 2026

MICHAEL BYRD VIOLINS LIMITED

Assets £174k · Mar 2025

The notice informs creditors of MICHAEL BYRD VIOLINS LIMITED that they must submit their claims by 21 October 2026 and that the company is being wound up under a Declaration of Solvency with Adam Solomon Nakar as liquidator.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 23 Sep 2026

MICHAEL BYRD VIOLINS LIMITED

Assets £174k · Mar 2025

Michael Byrd Violins Ltd has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Adam Solomon Nakar as liquidator.

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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.