Case Studies/Retail/SHERWOOD KITCHENS LIMITED
Creditors' voluntary liquidation

SHERWOOD KITCHENS LIMITED

Incorporated on 22 September 2004, Sherwood Kitchens Limited operated in the retail sector for over twenty years before entering liquidation. The Lutterworth based company commenced a creditors voluntary liquidation under the Insolvency Act 1986, following the appointment of joint liquidators on 31 March 2026.

Key facts
Company no.05238937
SectorRetail
Incorporated22 Sep 2004
Reg. officeLutterworth LE17
Appointed6 Apr 2026
Office holderMark David Charles Hopkins, FTS Recovery
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
22 Sep 2004
Incorporated
Registered as 05238937. Retail.
22 Sep 2004
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
17 Oct 2005
First accounts filed
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31 May 2025
Latest accounts filed
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6 Apr 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
6 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5103416 in The Gazette.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5103421
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated22 Sep 2004
Last accounts31 May 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments7 since 2004
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors4
Avg tenure3.5 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerMark David Charles Hopkins
FirmFTS Recovery
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 8365
Appointed31 Mar 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Board stability during solvent to insolvent transitions

The company maintained four active directors with zero resignations during its final 12 months of trading, showing strong management retention. This level of board stability is beneficial when executing an orderly transition to liquidators, as historical knowledge remains intact.

02
Maintaining a complete filing history

Sherwood Kitchens Limited filed full accounts up to 31 May 2025, less than a year before entering liquidation. Consistent financial reporting provides the joint liquidators, appointed on 31 March 2026, with an up to date view of the company's asset position.

03
The importance of proactive insolvency mechanisms

By choosing a creditors voluntary liquidation, which was registered on 6 April 2026, the company's members and creditors appointed joint liquidators from FTS Recovery. Engaging in a voluntary process allows directors to address outstanding liabilities in a structured manner rather than facing compulsory winding up.

Pattern context

This case represents the orderly winding up of a long standing local retail business that preserved its management team throughout its final year of operations.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.

Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for SHERWOOD KITCHENS LIMITED.