Ian Southcott Ltd passes winding-up resolution as Chorley engineering consultancy enters CVL
Ian Southcott Ltd, a Chorley engineering consultancy, passed a winding-up resolution on 22 May 2026 and appointed joint liquidators from Anderson Brookes. 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 Ian Southcott Ltd passed a resolution on 22 May 2026 to wind up the company voluntarily, appointing Rikki Burton and Jasmine Baxter of Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Limited as joint liquidators on the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, 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 company
Ian Southcott Ltd was incorporated on 20 September 2019 and registered at 1st Floor, Fairclough House, Church Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EX. The company operated under SIC code 71129, which covers other engineering activities not elsewhere classified. Its last filed accounts were micro-entity accounts made up to 30 September 2023.
Ian Southcott was the sole director, having held that role since incorporation. No resigned officers appear on the Companies House record.
The liquidators
Burton holds IP number 14430 and Baxter holds IP number 31870. Both are licensed insolvency practitioners at Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Limited. An IP number is the licence number issued by a practitioner's recognised professional body, identifying the individual.
As joint liquidators, Burton and Baxter will realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors. A liquidator is the licensed insolvency practitioner who carries out that process during a liquidation, and is distinct from an administrator, whose statutory duties run wider.
No secured charges are registered against Ian Southcott Ltd at Companies House, and no secured creditors are named in the notice.
The notice
The resolution and appointment were published in the London Gazette on 25 May 2026, under the gazette category "Resolutions for Winding-up". The notice lists the registered address as 1st Floor, Fairclough House, Church Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EX.
Creditors wishing to submit a claim should file a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, with the joint liquidators at Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Limited.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Ian Southcott 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 Ian Southcott 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 Ian Southcott 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 Ian Southcott 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 12217881
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