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Operation of arts facilities Insolvencies (SIC 90040)

UK companies registered under SIC code 90040 (operation of arts facilities) 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 06 July 2026 and 09 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 8 liquidation, 1 other.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 3 companies under SIC 90040 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
Age of last accounts at first notice
32 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
33%
of 3 profiles
Company age at first notice
15.3 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £75k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 09 Sep 2026

BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED

Assets —

The notice announces that creditors have appointed John Anthony Lowe and Nathan Jones of FRP Advisory Trading Limited as liquidators of BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 09 Sep 2026

BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED

Assets —

BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED resolved at its general meeting on 3 September 2026 to be voluntarily wound up and appointed John Anthony Lowe and Nathan Jones as joint liquidators.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 28 Aug 2026

BIG DIFFERENCE COMPANY LIMITED

Assets —

A creditors' meeting is being called for Big Difference Company Limited to consider appointing a liquidator and confirming that no liquidation committee will be established.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 17 Aug 2026

SERENA MORTON LIMITED

Assets £22k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£108k

Serena Morton Limited resolved to be voluntarily wound up, appointing Elliot Harry Green as liquidator.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 17 Aug 2026

SERENA MORTON LIMITED

Assets £22k · Dec 2024 Net assets -£108k

Serena Morton Limited has appointed Elliot Harry Green of Oliver Elliot Ltd as liquidator for a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 11 Aug 2026

BRADFORD LIVE

Assets —

The members have appointed Robert Alexander Henry Maxwell and Richard Kenworthy as liquidators of Bradford Live.

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Notices to creditors (MVL) 11 Aug 2026

BRADFORD LIVE

Assets —

Bradford Live has been placed into members’ voluntary liquidation and joint liquidators have been appointed, with creditors required to submit claims by 11 October 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 11 Aug 2026

BRADFORD LIVE

Assets —

Bradford Live has passed written resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Robert Alexander Henry Maxwell and Richard Kenworthy as joint liquidators, effective 3 August 2026.

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Re-use of a prohibited name 06 Jul 2026

THE SORCERER’S WATERING HOLE LTD

Assets £127k · Oct 2022

The director of THE SORCERER'S WATERING HOLE LTD, which entered Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation on 14 May 2026, gives notice of intending to reuse a prohibited name by operating under HVW BELVEDERE LTD trading as THE BREWERY TAP.

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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.