Blackmills Upholstery Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Blackmills Upholstery Ltd, a West Midlands furniture maker, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 June 2026 with Eileen T F Sale appointed liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
Blackmills Upholstery Ltd, incorporated in February 2016 and engaged in the manufacture and sale of furniture, passed a resolution for creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 June 2026. A liquidator was appointed the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation 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 liquidator
Eileen T F Sale of Sale Smith & Co. Limited was appointed liquidator, jointly by the members and creditors. Sale holds IP number 8738. The firm's address is listed in the Gazette notice as Inducta House, Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 7LZ.
The liquidator's role is to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in accordance with the statutory order of priority.
The company
Blackmills Upholstery Ltd was incorporated on 3 February 2016 and operated under SIC code 31090, covering the manufacture and sale of furniture. The registered office given in the Gazette notice is Inducta House, Fryers Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7LZ. The company filed its most recent accounts as a micro-entity, made up to 31 January 2025.
No prior trading names appear on the Companies House record.
Directors at the time of liquidation
Shaun Hands has been a director of Blackmills Upholstery Ltd since 3 February 2016, the date of incorporation. No other officers appear on the Companies House record, and no resignations are recorded.
Secured creditors
No secured charges are registered against Blackmills Upholstery Ltd at Companies House.
The appointment was published in the London Gazette on 22 June 2026. Creditors wishing to submit a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, should contact Sale Smith & Co. Limited at the Bloxwich address.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Blackmills Upholstery 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 Blackmills Upholstery 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 Blackmills Upholstery 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 Blackmills Upholstery 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 09984638
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
