RL Knighton Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation after members resolve to wind up
RL Knighton Ltd, a dental practice in Stanley, Derbyshire, passed a special resolution to wind up voluntarily on 29 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members of RL Knighton Ltd passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily on 29 June 2026, with Christopher David Horner of Robson Scott Associates Ltd t/a BusinessRescueExpert appointed liquidator the same day.
The dental practice, trading as RL Knighton, operated from 154 Station Road, Stanley, Derbyshire, DE7 6FJ. Companies House records the company's SIC code as dental practice activities.
The resolution
A general meeting of the company's members was held remotely on 29 June 2026. The members passed a special resolution to wind up the company voluntarily and, by ordinary resolution, appointed Horner as liquidator. 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. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The resolution was signed by Rebecca Knighton in her capacity as director.
The liquidator appointment
Horner, whose IP number is 16150, practises through Robson Scott Associates Ltd t/a BusinessRescueExpert, based at 47-49 Duke Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7SD. His appointment was confirmed by both members and creditors and took effect on 29 June 2026. Both notices were published in the London Gazette on 1 July 2026.
The company and its director
RL Knighton Ltd was incorporated on 14 March 2016. Its registered office and principal trading address are both recorded at 154 Station Road, Stanley, DE7 6FJ. The company has no name history on record at Companies House.
Rebecca Knighton has been the sole director since incorporation on 14 March 2016. No resignations are recorded and the company carries no secured charges.
The last accounts filed at Companies House were made up to 31 March 2021, prepared on a total-exemption-full basis.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Rl Knighton 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 Rl Knighton 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 Rl Knighton 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 Rl Knighton 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 10061219
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