Lairds House Northumberland Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Lairds House Northumberland Limited, trading as Lairds House Bedlington, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 10 June 2026 with Anderson Brookes appointed. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members and creditors of Lairds House Northumberland Limited appointed Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Limited as liquidator on 10 June 2026, placing the Bedlington hotel business into a creditors' voluntary liquidation, a formal insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order.
The company traded as Lairds House Bedlington and operated from 40 Front Street West, Bedlington, Northumberland, NE22 5UB. Its registered nature of business is hotels and similar accommodation, with a secondary activity in licensed restaurants. It was incorporated on 19 February 2019.
The liquidator
The notice directs creditors and other interested parties to contact Macey Atherton at Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Limited. The firm's offices are at 1st Floor, Fairclough House, Church Street, Chorley, Lancashire. Enquiries can be made by telephone on 01204 255 051 or by email at m.atherton@andersonbrookes.co.uk.
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the directors ask the company's members to pass a resolution to wind up without requiring a court order. The liquidator's role is to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order set out by the Insolvency Act 1986.
The directors
Two directors are on record at the time of the appointment. Gareth Paul Fernandes and Colin James Thompson were both appointed on 19 February 2019, the date of incorporation, and both remain current directors as at the date of the notice.
Registered address and charges
The company's registered office at the time of the notice was 1st Floor, Fairclough House, Church Street, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4EX, which differs from the principal trading address in Bedlington. No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
The company's last accounts were made up to 30 November 2024 and were filed as total exemption full accounts, the form available to smaller companies below the statutory audit threshold. The next accounts would have been due by 31 August 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Lairds House Northumberland 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 Lairds House Northumberland 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 Lairds House Northumberland 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 Lairds House Northumberland 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 11835216
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