Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation, with joint liquidators appointed from Even Keel Solutions Limited on 2 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Duncan Lyle and Andrew Rumsey of Even Keel Solutions Limited were appointed joint liquidators to Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited on 2 June 2026, placing the Bournemouth plumbing and heating contractor into a creditors' voluntary liquidation.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. In this case the appointment was made by both members and creditors.
The liquidators
Lyle holds IP number 12890 and Rumsey holds IP number 30250. Both are based at Even Keel Solutions Limited, Drewitt House, 865 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, BH11 8LW. Queries can be directed to Jessica Oliver on 01202 237337 or at info@evenkeelsolutions.co.uk.
An IP number is the licence number issued by an insolvency practitioner's recognised professional body, identifying the individual practitioner.
The company
Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited was incorporated on 4 December 2002 and carried out plumbing and heating work, classified under SIC code 43220. Its registered office is at 117 Magna Road, Bear Wood, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9NE. The company's last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024.
Officers
Kevin Richard Cooper has been a director since 1 October 2006 and remains in post. Vivien Cooper has served as company secretary since incorporation on 4 December 2002 and also remains in post. Graham Norman Cooper served as a director from incorporation until his resignation on 31 December 2018.
Company Directors Limited and Temple Secretaries Limited each held nominee roles at incorporation on 4 December 2002, appointed and resigned the same day, which is a standard incorporation arrangement.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
The notice was published in the London Gazette on 9 June 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Graham Cooper (Heating and Plumbing) Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 04608209
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
