Robertsons Fishing Tackle enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Sportapply Limited, trading as Robertsons Fishing Tackle in Dagenham, passed a winding-up resolution on 19 May 2026 with FTS Recovery appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Sportapply Limited, the Dagenham fishing supplies retailer trading as Robertsons Fishing Tackle, passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily on 19 May 2026. Marco Piacquadio and Rachel Elizabeth Ennis of FTS Recovery Limited were appointed joint liquidators the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation (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
A general meeting was held at the company's registered and principal trading address at 238-242 Oxlow Lane, Dagenham, Essex on 19 May 2026. Members passed a special resolution to wind up the company voluntarily and an ordinary resolution appointing the joint liquidators for the purposes of the winding-up. The supplemental appointment notice confirms the liquidators were appointed by both members and creditors.
Sportapply Limited was incorporated on 2 December 1996 and has traded under the Robertsons Fishing Tackle name from its Dagenham premises, with retail fishing supplies as its principal activity. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 January 2025 and were filed as micro-entity accounts.
The liquidator appointment
Piacquadio holds IP number 19910 and is based at FTS Recovery Limited's Ground Floor, Baird House, Seebeck Place, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes office. Ennis holds IP number 32172 and operates from the firm's Alma Park, Woodway Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire office. The appointment was authorised on 21 May 2026. Creditors or other parties seeking further information can contact Laura Bodgi at FTS Recovery Limited on 01455 555 444 or at laura.bodgi@ftsrecovery.co.uk.
The officers
Sam Christopher Dear has been a director since 3 January 2012 and remains in post. Alexander Bates served as a director from 7 September 2024 until 8 April 2025, as did Roy Tayor, who held the role over the same period. Robert Norman Sloan was a director from 1 December 2001 until 7 September 2024. Marian Theresa Vaughan served as both a director and company secretary from 19 December 1996 until 7 September 2024. Jeffery Charles Vaughan was a director from 8 December 2000 until 7 September 2024.
Secured charges
Two outstanding charges are registered against Sportapply Limited, both held by Lloyds TSB Bank PLC. The first is a debenture deed created on 22 October 2003, carrying fixed and floating charges over the company's undertaking and all present and future property and assets, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant and machinery. The second is a mortgage created on 11 December 2003, covering freehold property at 37 Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow, London, together with buildings, fixtures, fixed plant and machinery by way of fixed charge, present and future book and other debts, a floating charge over moveable plant, machinery, implements, utensils, furniture and equipment, and by way of assignment the goodwill of the business and the benefit of all licences and guarantees.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Sportapply 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 Sportapply 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 Sportapply 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 Sportapply 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 Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 03286326
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
