Lee Mills Carpets Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation after members' resolution
Lee Mills Carpets Limited, a Lymington carpet retailer, passed a winding-up resolution on 27 May 2026 with Jamie Playford of Leading named liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members of Lee Mills Carpets Limited resolved to wind the company up voluntarily on 27 May 2026, with Jamie Playford of Leading appointed liquidator the same day. The process is a creditors' voluntary liquidation, by which an insolvent company's members vote to wind up without a court order.
The resolution was passed at a general meeting held at the company's registered office at Millgate, Yarrell Mead, Pennington, Lymington. Lee Mills, the director who has led the company since its incorporation in March 2010, chaired the meeting.
The resolution
Members passed two resolutions at the 27 May 2026 meeting. The first, a special resolution, confirmed that the company could not continue its business by reason of its liabilities and that it was advisable to wind it up voluntarily. The second, an ordinary resolution, named the liquidator.
Lee Mills Carpets Limited traded from Millgate, Yarrell Mead, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8HB, which was both its registered office and principal trading address. The company's SIC classification covers the retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores.
The liquidator appointment
Jamie Playford, holding IP number 9735, of Leading, Lawrence House, 5 St Andrews Hill, Norwich, NR2 1AD, was appointed liquidator on 27 May 2026 by members and creditors. A liquidator is the licensed insolvency practitioner who realises the company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors during a liquidation. Playford can be contacted on 01603 552028.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House, and no secured creditors are named in the notices.
The officers
Lee Mills has been the sole director since the company was incorporated on 22 March 2010 and chaired the winding-up meeting. Coastal Finance Ltd was corporate secretary from 1 March 2016 until it resigned on 20 March 2020 and held no role at the time of the resolution.
The last accounts filed at Companies House were micro-entity accounts made up to 31 March 2023.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Lee Mills Carpets 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 Lee Mills Carpets 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 Lee Mills Carpets 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 Lee Mills Carpets 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 07197838
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
