Porcelain Paving Direct Ltd enters CVL with Leonard Curtis appointed
Porcelain Paving Direct Ltd, a Bolton-based online stone retailer, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 May 2026. See the appointed liquidators 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.
Megan Singleton and Mark Colman of Leonard Curtis have been appointed joint liquidators to Porcelain Paving Direct Ltd, a Bolton-based online retailer of stone, after the company entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 May 2026.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. The appointment was made by both the members and the creditors.
Porcelain Paving Direct Ltd was incorporated on 14 May 2021 and traded from its registered office at 67 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 3AJ. The company filed micro-entity accounts, the smallest reporting category available to limited companies, with its last accounts made up to 31 May 2024.
The liquidators
Singleton holds IP number 22090 and Colman holds IP number 9721. An IP number is the licence number issued by an insolvency practitioner's recognised professional body, identifying the individual practitioner. Both are based at Leonard Curtis, 20 Roundhouse Court, South Rings Business Park, Bamber Bridge, Preston, PR5 6DA.
The directors
Three directors remain current at the time of the notice. Holly Shephard was appointed on 27 May 2022. Steven Paul Shephard and Nicholas David Williams were both appointed at incorporation on 14 May 2021. Mark Gregory Ninnim was appointed on 1 February 2024 and resigned on 23 July 2025. Paul Kennedy Shephard, also appointed at incorporation, resigned on 2 April 2024.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
Background
The Gazette notice, published on 28 May 2026, records the nature of the business as online retail of stone. The company carried a SIC code of 46900, covering non-specialised wholesale trade, though the notice description points specifically to stone products sold online. No further background information is available from the public record.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Porcelain Paving Direct 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 Porcelain Paving Direct 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 Porcelain Paving Direct 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 Porcelain Paving Direct 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 13395941
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