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Motion picture distribution activities Insolvencies (SIC 59131)

UK companies registered under SIC code 59131 (motion picture distribution activities) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

9 notices on record.

At a glance: 9 insolvency notices covering 4 companies, published in The London Gazette between 25 September 2026 and 08 October 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 9 liquidation.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 2 companies under SIC 59131 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
50%
of 2 with filed figures
UK 42% · +8 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
26 months
median
UK 19 months · +7 months vs UK
Accounts overdue at Companies House
50%
of 2 profiles
UK 40% · +10 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
5.3 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years
UK 8.6 yrs · -3.3 yrs vs UK

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £3.1m. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Notices to creditors (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY DIRECT UK LIMITED

Assets —

The notice invites creditors of Starzplay Direct UK Limited to prove their debts following the appointment of joint liquidators Edward Robert Bines and Benjamin John Wiles on 29 September 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY UK, LIMITED

Assets —

The members of STARZPLAY UK, LIMITED have appointed Edward Robert Bines and Benjamin John Wiles as liquidators.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY UK, LIMITED

Assets —

The notice invites creditors of Starzplay UK Ltd to prove their debts by 27 November 2026 following the appointment of joint liquidators on 29 September 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY DIRECT UK LIMITED

Assets —

STARZPLAY DIRECT UK LIMITED has appointed Edward Robert Bines and Benjamin John Wiles as liquidators in a members' liquidation on 29 September 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY UK, LIMITED

Assets —

STARZPLAY UK, LIMITED has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Edward Robert Bines and Benjamin John Wiles as joint liquidators.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 08 Oct 2026

STARZPLAY DIRECT UK LIMITED

Assets —

STARZPLAY DIRECT UK LIMITED has resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Edward Robert Bines and Benjamin John Wiles as joint liquidators.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 05 Oct 2026

DREAMZ ENTERTAINMENT LTD

Assets £300k · Mar 2024

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Adam Solomon Nakar and Richard Andrew Segal to oversee the creditors voluntary liquidation of Dreamz Entertainment Limited.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 25 Sep 2026

SAREC FILMS LIMITED

Assets £5.9m · Oct 2024 Net assets -£6.8m

SAREC FILMS LIMITED has had liquidators appointed on 31 August 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 25 Sep 2026

SAREC FILMS LIMITED

Assets £5.9m · Oct 2024 Net assets -£6.8m

SAREC Films Limited resolved at its 31 August 2026 general meeting to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Liam Short and Michael James Meston Reid as joint liquidators.

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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.