Coopermatic Limited, trading as Peek & Poke, enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Coopermatic Limited, trading as Peek & Poke, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with two Leonard Curtis practitioners appointed joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Coopermatic Limited, the Sheffield specialist retailer trading as Peek & Poke, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 June 2026. Members and creditors appointed joint liquidators from Leonard Curtis on the same date.
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 liquidators
Ryan Holdsworth, holding IP number 23410, and Danielle Shore, holding IP number 24870, both of Leonard Curtis, have been appointed joint liquidators. Both are based at the fourth floor of Fountain Precinct, Leopold Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2JA, the address given in the Gazette notice.
The company
Coopermatic Limited was incorporated on 27 March 2014 and traded under the Peek & Poke name, operating in the retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores. The registered office address given in the Gazette notice is 4th Floor, Fountain Precinct, Leopold Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 2JA.
The sole director is Timothy Groves Cooper, who has held that position since incorporation on 27 March 2014. Cooper's appointment carries no resignation date on the Companies House record.
Secured lender
HSBC UK Bank PLC holds an outstanding registered charge over Coopermatic Limited, created on 7 June 2023 and delivered to Companies House the following day. The charge covers a fixed and floating charge over all assets. A floating charge is a form of security over assets that change from time to time, such as stock, debtors and cash; it crystallises on insolvency, attaching to whatever assets exist at that moment. HSBC UK Bank PLC ranks as a secured creditor, meaning it takes priority over unsecured creditors when the company's assets are distributed.
Accounts and filing history
Coopermatic's last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025 and were filed as total exemption full accounts, a format available to smaller companies. The next accounts would have been due by 30 September 2027.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Coopermatic 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 Coopermatic 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 Coopermatic 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 Coopermatic 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 08962503
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
