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Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores Insolvencies (SIC 47650)

UK companies registered under SIC code 47650 (retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

21 notices on record.

At a glance: 21 insolvency notices covering 11 companies, published in The London Gazette between 03 July 2026 and 23 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 16 liquidation, 3 other, 2 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 10 companies under SIC 47650 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 8 with filed figures
Age of last accounts at first notice
16 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
40%
of 10 profiles
Company age at first notice
10.6 yrs
median · 10% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £178k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Resolution for winding up (CVL) 23 Sep 2026

EEA ESSENTIALS LIMITED

Assets £296k · Nov 2023 Net assets -£4k

EEA Essentials Limited has passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Nicola Meadows and Mark Newton of AABRS Limited as joint liquidators.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 23 Sep 2026

EEA ESSENTIALS LIMITED

Assets £296k · Nov 2023 Net assets -£4k

The notice announces the appointment of two joint liquidators for EEA ESSENTIALS LIMITED in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 20 Aug 2026

BIZZYBODS LIMITED

Assets £41k · Jun 2023

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Steven John Currie and Sophie Leigh Murcott to oversee the creditors voluntary liquidation of BizzyBods Limited.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 20 Aug 2026

BIZZYBODS LIMITED

Assets £41k · Jun 2023

BIZZYBODS LIMITED has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Steven John Currie and Sophie Leigh Murcott as joint liquidators on 13 August 2026.

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Notice of intended dividend 18 Aug 2026

JOULES LIMITED

Assets —

The joint liquidators intend to declare a second and final dividend to unsecured creditors of Joules Limited and set a deadline for proving claims.

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Appointment of liquidators (Court) 18 Aug 2026

GIGGLES & GRINS UK LIMITED

Assets —

Interim liquidators Brian Milne and Ishbel MacNeil were appointed by Hamilton Sheriff Court to act for Giggles & Grins UK Ltd.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 05 Aug 2026

SHEPHERD'S BUSH GAMES LTD

Assets £49k · Dec 2024

Shepherd's Bush Games Ltd has appointed Mansoor Mubarik of Capital Books (UK) Limited as liquidator in a creditors' voluntary liquidation, effective 31 July 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 05 Aug 2026

SHEPHERD'S BUSH GAMES LTD

Assets £49k · Dec 2024

SHEPHERD'S BUSH GAMES LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Mansoor Mubarik as liquidator.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Jul 2026

BOOMERANG STUDIOS LIMITED

Assets £21k · Jun 2025

The notice announces that Boomerang Studios Limited is being voluntarily wound up and Darren Edwards has been appointed as liquidator.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 20 Jul 2026

GOGO GADGET LTD

Assets £157k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£1.5m

GOGO GADGET LTD has had liquidators appointed to a creditors' liquidation on 16 July 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 20 Jul 2026

GOGO GADGET LTD

Assets £157k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£1.5m

GOGO GADGET LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Andrew Hook and Julie Anne Palmer as joint liquidators.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 16 Jul 2026

KIDS STUFF FOR LESS LTD

Assets £401k · Mar 2025

The notice announces the appointment of two joint liquidators for KIDS STUFF FOR LESS LTD in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 16 Jul 2026

KIDS STUFF FOR LESS LTD

Assets £401k · Mar 2025

KIDS STUFF FOR LESS LTD resolved to be wound up by a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation and appointed Gareth Bishop and Helen Whitehouse as joint liquidators on 7 July 2026.

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Notice of intended dividend 16 Jul 2026

CARD CULTURE LTD

Assets £421k · Feb 2026

The joint liquidators intend to declare a first and final dividend to unsecured creditors of CARD CULTURE LTD, with proof of debt required by 14 August 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 14 Jul 2026

MELISSA AND DOUG LTD

Assets —

Melissa and Doug Ltd has passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Sean K Croston of Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP as liquidator.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 14 Jul 2026

MELISSA AND DOUG LTD

Assets —

The notice announces that the liquidator of Melissa and Doug Ltd in a members' voluntary liquidation will make final distributions to creditors, with a submission deadline of 12 October 2026, and any remaining funds will go to shareholders.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 14 Jul 2026

MELISSA AND DOUG LTD

Assets —

Grant Thornton UK Advisory & Tax LLP has been appointed as liquidator for Melissa and Doug Ltd, a members' voluntary liquidation effective 8 July 2026.

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Re-use of a prohibited name 14 Jul 2026

COOPERMATIC LIMITED

Assets £200k · Dec 2025

Timothy Groves Cooper, a former director of COOPERMATIC LIMITED, gives notice that he intends to carry on the insolvent company's business under the prohibited trading name Peek & Poke; Thumble after its liquidation on 16 June 2026.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 06 Jul 2026

BOOMERANG STUDIOS LIMITED

Assets £21k · Jun 2025

A creditors' meeting is proposed for Boomerang Studios Limited to consider liquidation matters, to be held by telephone on 13 July 2026.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 03 Jul 2026

GIGGLES & GRINS UK LIMITED

Assets —

A petition has been presented to the Sheriff of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway to wind up GIGGLES AND GRINS UK LIMITED.

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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.