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Book publishing Insolvencies (SIC 58110)

UK companies registered under SIC code 58110 (book publishing) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

12 notices on record.

At a glance: 12 insolvency notices covering 5 companies, published in The London Gazette between 16 July 2026 and 18 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 8 liquidation, 2 winding up, 2 other.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 4 companies under SIC 58110 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
67%
of 3 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
8.0 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £987k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Winding up order (Companies) 18 Sep 2026

EXCALIBUR PRESS LTD

Assets £50k · Jan 2025 Net assets -£75k

Excalibur Press Ltd has been ordered by the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland to be wound up, with the winding‑up commencing on 18 May 2026 and the Official Receiver appointed as liquidator.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 31 Aug 2026

GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED

Assets £464k · Jul 2026

GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Hayley Maddison of Maidment Judd as liquidator.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 31 Aug 2026

GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED

Assets £464k · Jul 2026

The liquidator of GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED announces final creditor claims and the distribution of remaining funds to shareholders in a members’ voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 31 Aug 2026

GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED

Assets £464k · Jul 2026

GOSH STRIPS BY MAIL LIMITED has appointed Hayley Maddison of Maidment Judd as liquidator in a members' voluntary liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 07 Aug 2026

LITTLE BROTHER BOOKS LIMITED

Assets £1.3m · Jun 2025

LITTLE BROTHER BOOKS LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Darren Edwards and Richard Hunt as liquidators on 30 July 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

ST 2024 LTD

Assets —

ST 2024 LTD has had David Taylor and Paul Ellison appointed as liquidators in a creditors' liquidation on 13 July 2026.

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Re-use of a prohibited name 03 Aug 2026

LIFEBOOK MEMOIRS LTD

Assets £987k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£247k

The notice informs creditors that former director Yvette Conn intends to continue the business of Lifebook Memoirs Ltd, which went into liquidation on 13 July 2026, under the new name Lifebook Memoirs International Limited, complying with rule 22.4.

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Re-use of a prohibited name 03 Aug 2026

LIFEBOOK MEMOIRS LTD

Assets £987k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£247k

A director of Lifebook Memoirs Ltd, which entered insolvent liquidation on 13 July 2026, gives notice of his intention to continue the business under the new name Lifebook Memoirs International Limited under rule 22.4.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 24 Jul 2026

EXCALIBUR PRESS LTD

Assets £50k · Jan 2025 Net assets -£75k

A petition to wind up Excalibur Press Ltd (NI674113) will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on 10 September 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 16 Jul 2026

LIFEBOOK MEMOIRS LTD

Assets £987k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£247k

Lifebook Memoirs Ltd has had Alex Cadwallader and Neil Bennett appointed as liquidators on 13 July 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 16 Jul 2026

LIFEBOOK MEMOIRS LTD

Assets £987k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£247k

The company Lifebook Memoirs Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Alex Cadwallader and Neil Bennett of Leonard Curtis as joint liquidators on 13 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.