Ryedale Printing Works Limited enters CVL as York printing firm Hortipak winds down
Ryedale Printing Works Limited, trading as Hortipak, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with joint liquidators from BTG Begbies Traynor appointed. 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.
Michael Jenkins and David Adam Broadbent of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed joint liquidators to Ryedale Printing Works Limited, the York printing company that trades as Hortipak, on 22 May 2026.
The appointment was made by the company's members and creditors. This is a creditors' voluntary liquidation, a process in which an insolvent company is wound up by its members at the directors' request without a court order.
The company
Ryedale Printing Works Limited was incorporated on 20 December 1978 and operates under the trading name Hortipak. Its nature of business is recorded as printing, under SIC code 18129. The registered office given in the Gazette notice is 11 Clifton Moor Business Village, James Nicolson Link, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4XG. Companies House records a separate registered address at Ryedale Group, Kirkdale Road, Kirkbymoorside, York.
The company's last accounts were made up to 30 September 2024 and filed as total-exemption-full accounts, a format available to smaller companies.
The liquidators
Jenkins holds IP number 20114 and Broadbent holds IP number 9458. An IP number is the licence identifier issued to each insolvency practitioner by their recognised professional body. Both are based at BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP's York office at Clifton Moor Business Village, the same address as the company's Gazette-registered office.
As joint liquidators, Jenkins and Broadbent will realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set out in insolvency legislation.
The directors
At the time of the CVL, the current directors of Ryedale Printing Works Limited were James John Buffoni, appointed on 1 January 2016, and John Peter Buffoni, whose appointment date is not recorded at Companies House.
Several family members held directorships in earlier years. Stephen Robert Buffoni resigned as a director on 2 August 2024 and had previously resigned as company secretary on 11 February 2022, though no appointment date for the secretary role is recorded at Companies House. Jill Buffoni and Karen Jane Buffoni each resigned on 24 September 2020, having both been appointed on 12 July 1996. Robin Donald Upton served as a director from 17 December 2002 until 31 August 2018.
Secured lenders
Three outstanding charges are registered against the company. Lloyds Bank PLC holds two: one created on 5 March 2025 and a second, recorded as an amendment to an existing charge, with a creation date of 5 February 2014. Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD holds a third charge, created on 14 January 2014 and also recorded as an amendment to an existing charge. All three remain outstanding at the date of the CVL appointment.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Ryedale Printing Works 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 Ryedale Printing Works 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 Ryedale Printing Works 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 Ryedale Printing Works 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 01406351
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
