Salon Novu Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation with Leeds firm appointed
Salon Novu Ltd, a hairdressing and beauty treatment business in Harrogate, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with joint liquidators appointed on 20 May 2026. 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.
Members of Salon Novu Ltd passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily on 20 May 2026, with Jessica Thomas and Philippa Smith of Smith & Barnes Insolvency Practitioners Ltd appointed joint liquidators the same day.
Salon Novu Ltd traded as a hairdressing and beauty treatment business at 5 Station Parade, Harrogate. Its registered office is listed at Hew House Main Street, Summerbridge, Harrogate, HG3 4HS. The company was incorporated on 15 September 2021.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or 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
The winding-up resolution was passed at a general meeting held at Brooklands Court, Phase 2 Office 9, Tunstall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, at 2pm on 20 May 2026. The special resolution confirmed that the company be wound up voluntarily and named Thomas and Smith as joint liquidators. Both members and creditors made the appointment.
The liquidator appointment
Jessica Thomas, holding IP number 27930, and Philippa Smith, holding IP number 18670, are both of Smith & Barnes Insolvency Practitioners Ltd, based at Brooklands Court, Phase 2 Office 9, Tunstall Road, Leeds, LS11 5HL. As joint liquidators, either may generally act alone unless the terms of the appointment specify otherwise.
The liquidators' role is to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors. Creditors wishing to submit a claim should contact Katie Nicholson on 01135323278.
The director
Charlotte O'Brien has been a director of Salon Novu Ltd since its incorporation on 15 September 2021. No other officers appear on the Companies House record. No secured charges have been registered against the company, and no lenders are recorded.
The appointment was published in the London Gazette on 26 May 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Salon Novu 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 Salon Novu 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 Salon Novu 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 Salon Novu 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 13623645
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
