Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) Limited passed a winding-up resolution on 21 May 2026, entering creditors' voluntary liquidation. 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 Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) Limited passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily on 21 May 2026. Brett Barton and Andreas Arakapiotis of bk plus Limited were appointed joint liquidators the same week.
The Hereford-based company is registered at 55 St Owen Street and traded from the same address, carrying out funeral and related activities under SIC code 96030. It was incorporated on 19 April 2004.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order, and is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume. The appointment was authorised by creditors, with the paperwork signed on 22 May 2026.
The resolution
The members passed their resolution by written ballot, with the requisite voting majority received on 21 May 2026. The notice was signed by Keith Patrick Leonard George Walesby in his capacity as director. Walesby also holds the role of company secretary and has been an officer of the company since its incorporation on 19 April 2004.
Two former directors are also recorded at Companies House. Malcolm Edward Osbourne Scobie served as a director from 19 April 2004 until 1 December 2025. Ian Rogers was a director from 9 February 2018 until his resignation on 14 March 2025. STL Directors Ltd and STL Secretaries Ltd were each appointed and resigned on 19 April 2004, a standard incorporation arrangement.
The liquidator appointment
Barton holds IP number 9493 and is based at bk plus Limited's office at Azzurri House, Walsall Business Park, Walsall Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RB. Arakapiotis holds IP number 20910 and operates from the firm's Oakingham House office at Frederick Place, Loudwater, High Wycombe, HP11 1JU.
The two act as joint liquidators, meaning two licensed insolvency practitioners appointed to act together. The appointment is formally dated 21 May 2026.
Creditors or other parties seeking further information can contact Corey Sears at bk plus Limited by telephone on 01922 922050 or by email at corey.sears@bkplus.co.uk.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House. The company's last accounts were made up to 30 April 2025 and were filed as micro-entity accounts.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) 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 Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) 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 Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) 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 Cathedral Funeral Services (Hereford) 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 05104569
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
