James & Rose Bespoke Upholstery director files Section 216 prohibited-name notice

James & Rose Bespoke Upholstery Limited entered insolvent liquidation on 21 May 2026. Anthony Reynolds, who was a director of the company during the 12 months ending with the day before it went into liquidation, has since filed a Rule 22.4 prohibited-name notice stating his intention to carry on the business under a near-identical name.

The notice, published in the London Gazette on 28 May 2026, states that Reynolds intends to act in the ways specified in Section 216(3) of the Insolvency Act 1986 in connection with carrying on the whole or substantially the whole of the business under the name Fulwood Upholstery Services t/a James & Rose Bespoke Upholstery.

Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 prohibits a director of a company that has entered insolvent liquidation from being involved in another company using the same or a similar name for five years, unless a statutory exception applies or the court gives permission. Filing a notice under Rule 22.4 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 is one such exception. It allows the director to continue trading without committing a criminal offence or becoming personally liable for the debts of any successor company through which the business is carried on.

The company

James & Rose Bespoke Upholstery Limited was incorporated on 10 August 2010 and is registered at 14 Carleton Avenue, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 6YA. Its SIC code corresponds to the manufacture of other furniture, placing it in the upholstery and soft-furnishings sector. Accounts made up to 30 September 2025 were filed on a total-exemption-full basis and are available through Companies House.

Companies House records show two current directors: Anthony Reynolds and Wendy Teresa Reynolds, both appointed on 10 August 2010. The Rule 22.4 notice was filed by Anthony Reynolds alone in his own name. Wendy Teresa Reynolds is not named in the notice, and no inference about her involvement in the liquidation or the prohibited-name filing should be drawn from her directorship.

Secured lender

National Westminster Bank PLC holds an outstanding registered charge against the company, created on 19 July 2018 and delivered to Companies House the following day. As a secured creditor, NatWest ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of the company's assets during the liquidation.

What the notice means

The Rule 22.4 notice is addressed to the creditors of the insolvent company and is a formal statutory communication, not a court order. It places creditors on notice of Reynolds' stated intentions and satisfies the procedural requirement that allows him to rely on the exception. Creditors who believe they have a claim against the company may submit a proof of debt, the formal claim form by which a creditor evidences the amount owed, to the appointed liquidator.