Edith Higham Florist enters CVL as members vote to wind up G.W. Retail Ltd
Members of G.W. Retail Ltd, trading as Edith Higham Florist from Birchwood Shopping Centre, passed a winding-up resolution on 21 May 2026. See the appointed liquidators and Companies House record.
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Members of G.W. Retail Ltd, trading as Edith Higham Florist from Birchwood Shopping Centre in Cheshire, passed a written resolution on 21 May 2026 to wind the company up voluntarily. The same resolution appointed joint liquidators to oversee the process.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by a 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 liquidators
Keeley Lord (IP No. 29350) and Craig Johns (IP No. 013152), both of Cowgills Limited, were appointed joint liquidators on 21 May 2026. Both names appear in the Gazette notice published on 29 May 2026. Cowgills Limited is based at Fourth Floor Unit 5B, The Parklands, Bolton. Creditors or other interested parties can contact the firm's Shauna Dermott at 0161 827 1200 or Shauna.Dermott1@cowgills.co.uk.
The notice records the requisite voting majority as having been received on 21 May 2026, with the authorisation signed on 26 May 2026.
The company
G.W. Retail Ltd traded as Edith Higham Florist, with its principal trading address at Birchwood Shopping Centre, 35 Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, Cheshire. The company's SIC code 47760 covers retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food. Its registered office is care of Atria Accountants Ltd, Imperial House, 79-81 Hornby Street, Bury.
G.W. Retail Ltd was incorporated on 21 May 2015. The company filed micro-entity accounts, with its last accounts made up to 31 May 2024.
The directors
Alistair Gerald Poynton and Lisa Jane Poynton were both directors of G.W. Retail Ltd, each appointed on 21 May 2015, and neither had resigned at the time of the resolution. The Gazette notice records Alistair Poynton in his capacity as director alongside the date of the resolution, 21 May 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by G.w. Retail 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 G.w. Retail 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 G.w. Retail 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 G.w. Retail 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 09602152
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