Coastal Cycles enters creditors' voluntary liquidation after nearly 18 years of trading
Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. Limited, trading as Coastal Cycles, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with liquidators appointed on 22 May 2026. 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.
Coastal Cycles, the trading name of Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. Limited, passed a resolution for creditors' voluntary liquidation on 22 May 2026, closing a bicycle retail business incorporated in September 2008.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the most common route into formal insolvency for small UK companies.
The Gazette notice, published on 23 May 2026, records the company's nature of business as bicycle retailer under SIC code 47789, which covers retail sale of other new goods in specialised stores. The registered address at the time of liquidation was Second Floor, 3 Liverpool Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1TF.
The directors
Brian Crowe and Paul Power were both appointed as directors on 30 September 2008, the date of incorporation, and remained in post at the time of the liquidation. A third director, Jonathon Charles Round, was also appointed on 30 September 2008 but resigned on the same date and played no further recorded role in the company.
The liquidators
The extracted notice text does not include the names of the appointed liquidators. The London Gazette notice carries the full appointment details, and creditors should refer to that record for the licensed insolvency practitioners now handling the winding-up.
Accounts and charges
The company's most recent accounts were made up to 31 March 2025 and filed as micro-entity accounts, a category available to the smallest companies under UK company law. No secured charges are registered against Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. Limited at Companies House, so there are no secured creditors with a prior claim over the company's assets ahead of the general body of creditors.
The next accounts were due by 31 December 2026, a deadline the company will not now meet in the ordinary course.
Creditors who have not already done so should submit a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, to the appointed liquidators. The London Gazette notice is the primary public record for contact details and next steps.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. 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 Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. 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 Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. 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 Littlehampton Dutch Bike Co. 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 06710997
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