JAKES ALE HOUSE LIMITED
JAKES ALE HOUSE LIMITED, an Altrincham-based business support provider incorporated on 30 November 2016, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation. The company saw its formal insolvency process marked by a public notice on 7 April 2026. This step followed the appointment of Darren Brookes of Milner Boardman & as liquidator on 30 March 2026.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Lessons behind the liquidation
The company last filed its micro-entity accounts on 30 August 2023, after which its confirmation statement became overdue. Delays in standard statutory filings often serve as an early indicator that management attention is being diverted by operational or financial strain.
The company maintained an average director tenure of 7.8 years, with two appointments since 2016 and zero resignations in its final 12 months. This lack of board churn indicates that the sole active director remained in place to steer the company directly into the liquidation process.
Under sections 100 and 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986, members and creditors appointed Darren Brookes as liquidator on 30 March 2026. This voluntary mechanism provides a structured environment to wind down affairs and address outstanding liabilities in an orderly manner.
This case represents a common pattern where a micro-entity with stable, long-term leadership experiences a sudden halt in statutory filings prior to a formal winding-up process.
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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for JAKES ALE HOUSE LIMITED.