Assured Northwest Limited enters CVL as Widnes plumbing and heating installer winds up
Assured Northwest Limited, the Widnes plumbing and heating installer formerly known as eSafe Gas Ltd, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A Widnes plumbing and heating installer has been wound up through a creditors' voluntary liquidation, with Daniel Taylor of Fortis Insolvency Limited appointed liquidator on 5 June 2026.
Assured Northwest Limited trades from Unit 29, St. Michaels Industrial Estate in Widnes, Cheshire, carrying out plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation work under SIC code 43220. The company was incorporated on 10 December 2014 and traded initially as eSafe Gas Ltd before changing its name on 19 November 2015.
The liquidation
A creditors' voluntary liquidation 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. In this case the appointment was authorised by both members and creditors, with the date of appointment recorded as 5 June 2026.
The Gazette notice gives the registered office as 683-687 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 6RE, though Companies House records the address as Swift Accountants, 1b Chowley Court, Chowley Oak Business Park, Bolesworth Estates, Chester, CH3 9GA.
The liquidator
Daniel Taylor, holding IP number 21050, has been appointed as liquidator. Taylor is based at Fortis Insolvency Limited, 683-693 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6RE. Creditors or other interested parties can contact the firm through James Darrell at james.darrell@fortisinsolvency.co.uk or on 0161 694 9955.
A liquidator is the licensed insolvency practitioner who realises a company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors during a liquidation. The role is distinct from that of an administrator, whose statutory duties run wider.
The director
Andrew Gregory Barr has served as a director of Assured Northwest Limited since incorporation on 10 December 2014. No resignation date is recorded against his appointment at Companies House, placing him as the current director at the time of the CVL.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against Assured Northwest Limited at Companies House.
The company's last accounts were made up to 30 September 2024 and were filed as total-exemption-full accounts, a filing route available to smaller companies that qualify for the exemption.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Assured Northwest 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 Assured Northwest 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 Assured Northwest 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 Assured Northwest 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 09349882
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