SP Recruitment (London) Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
SP Recruitment (London) Limited's members passed a special resolution to wind up voluntarily on 26 May 2026, with a liquidator appointed the same day. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members of SP Recruitment (London) Limited passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily on 26 May 2026, with Deborah Ann Cockerton of DCA Business Recovery appointed liquidator the same day.
The Essex-based business traded as SP Recruitment and carried out employment placement agency activities, according to its registered SIC classification. Its registered office and principal trading address were both at Sutherland House, 1759 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
The resolution
A general meeting of the company's members was convened and held on 26 May 2026 at 18 Clarence Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Two resolutions were passed. The first, a special resolution, was that the company be wound up voluntarily. The second, an ordinary resolution, appointed Cockerton as liquidator for the purposes of the winding-up. Karen Nicole Merritt chaired the meeting.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the request of its directors, without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The liquidator appointment
Cockerton, whose IP number is 9641, practises through DCA BR Ltd, trading as DCA Business Recovery, at 18 Clarence Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The appointment was made by the members and took effect on 26 May 2026. Both the appointment notice and the resolution notice were published in the London Gazette on 28 May 2026.
The company
SP Recruitment (London) Limited was incorporated on 3 October 2019 and registered in England and Wales. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 January 2025 and filed as total-exemption full accounts. There is no prior name history on the Companies House record.
The officers
Karen Nicole Merritt has been a director of the company since its incorporation on 3 October 2019. No other officers appear on the Companies House record. Merritt also chaired the members' meeting at which the winding-up resolutions were passed. There are no registered secured charges against the company.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Sp Recruitment (London) 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 Sp Recruitment (London) 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 Sp Recruitment (London) 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 Sp Recruitment (London) 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 12241160
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
