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Is Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd (company number 13015807) entered compulsory liquidation on 7 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Newcastle of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd is now in compulsory liquidation. Below are the key dates, the directors, the public-record timeline that led here, and what the liquidation means if you are a creditor, employee, customer or supplier.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number13015807
Incorporated13 November 2020 (6 years old)
Registered office34 Frederick Street, Sunderland, SR1 1LP
Nature of business (SIC)47599: Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (Retail)
Date entered compulsory liquidation7 May 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Newcastle, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd is a retail business based in Sunderland, incorporated in 2020 and 5 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Michael ArmourActive
Michael Richard ArmourActive

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up15 May 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus7 May 2025
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off29 October 2024GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended25 October 2024DISS16(SOAS)
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued8 December 2023DISS40
10 earlier events · 2022 to 2023
Confirmation statement made with updates4 December 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up22 November 2023AA
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off31 October 2023GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 January 2023CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued8 December 2022DISS40
Total exemption full accounts made up7 December 2022AA
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off11 October 2022GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued4 February 2022DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates3 February 2022CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 February 2022GAZ1
Incorporation13 November 2020NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator. Once liquidation begins, no creditor can start or continue legal action without the court's permission. Unsecured creditors rank after secured and preferential creditors and are usually paid last, often only a portion.

Owed money by a company in liquidation

If you are an employee

Employees are preferential creditors for certain unpaid wages and holiday pay, and may be able to claim from the Redundancy Payments Service if roles are made redundant.

Employee rights and redundancy pay

If you are a customer

Deposits paid are usually unsecured claims. Contracts may be terminated by the liquidator. Contact the liquidator about outstanding work or refunds.

What customers can recover

If you are a supplier

Goods supplied before the liquidation began are an unsecured claim. Check whether any retention-of-title clause lets you identify and recover specific goods.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd (company number 13015807) entered compulsory liquidation on 7 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Newcastle of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Newcastle, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd on 7 May 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd do?
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd's registered nature of business is retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store (SIC 47599). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd based?
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd's registered office is 34 Frederick Street, Sunderland, SR1 1LP. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd founded?
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd was incorporated on 13 November 2020, 5 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd's company number?
Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd's registered company number is 13015807.
Who has significant control of Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd is on the register: Mr Michael Richard Armour.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd?
Liquidation is the formal wind-up of a company. Once it begins, the liquidator collects assets, settles claims in statutory order (secured, preferential, then unsecured) and distributes whatever remains. Unsecured creditors often recover only a portion of what they are owed, and sometimes nothing.
How long does liquidation take?
Most liquidations run for 12 to 24 months, longer where the company has complex assets, litigation, or ongoing trading. Annual progress reports are filed by the liquidator until the company is dissolved at the end of the process.
Will creditors get paid in Durham Bed and Furniture Group Ltd's liquidation?
Secured creditors are paid from the assets they hold a charge over. Preferential creditors (employee wages up to limits, pension contributions, HMRC for certain taxes) come next. Unsecured creditors share whatever remains, which may be nothing. The Statement of Affairs, when filed, sets out the liquidator's estimate at the point of appointment.

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