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Is HJ Brown Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, HJ Brown Limited (company number 02570542) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 1 July 2021, by its creditors. Simon Matthew Gwinnutt of null was appointed as liquidator.

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HJ Brown Limited is now in creditors' voluntary 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 Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number02570542
Previously known as
  • FEE & Brown (Ashbourne) Limited, Dec 1990 to Mar 2016
Incorporated21 December 1990 (36 years old)
Registered officeDerwent Business Centre, Clarke Street, Derby, DE1 2BU
Nature of business (SIC)96020: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation1 July 2021
LiquidatorSimon Matthew Gwinnutt, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

HJ Brown Limited is a UK limited company based in Derby, incorporated in 1990 and 31 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is hairdressing and other beauty treatment (SIC 96020). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of HJ Brown Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Julie Elizabeth EverlyActive
Helen Dana BaileyActive
Timothy James FeeResigned30 Jan 2017
Robert Keith HallResigned6 Apr 2008
Jill Valerie BrownResigned30 Jan 2003
Elaine Susan FeeResigned16 Sep 2002

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments29 August 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed7 November 2024AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments10 September 2024LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments9 September 2023LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments3 October 2022LIQ03
90 earlier events · 1991 to 2021
Registered office address changed16 November 2021AD01
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer7 September 2021NDISC
Registered office address changed13 July 2021AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator9 July 2021600
Resolutions9 July 2021RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs9 July 2021LIQ02
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus1 July 2021
Confirmation statement made with updates13 January 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up9 December 2020AA
Total exemption full accounts made up21 January 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates10 December 2019CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates10 December 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up6 September 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates14 December 2017CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 November 2017AA
Termination of appointment as a director3 March 2017TM01
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 February 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates14 December 2016CS01
Director's details changed9 December 2016CH01
Director's details changed9 December 2016CH01
Director's details changed9 December 2016CH01
Registered office address changed28 June 2016AD01
Certificate of change of name4 March 2016CERTNM
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 February 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 January 2016AR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders18 December 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 November 2014AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 February 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 January 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up7 February 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 December 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 February 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders22 January 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 March 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders14 January 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 February 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 February 2010AR01
Director's details changed1 February 2010CH01
Director's details changed1 February 2010CH01
Director's details changed1 February 2010CH01
Director's details changed27 November 2009CH01
Legacy6 July 2009363a
Legacy3 July 2009353
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 January 2009AA
Legacy28 July 2008288c
Legacy12 May 2008288b
Total exemption small company accounts made up13 March 2008AA
Legacy17 December 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 March 2007AA
Legacy21 December 2006363a
Legacy17 January 2006363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 December 2005AA
Legacy12 September 2005288a
Legacy12 September 2005288a
Legacy13 January 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 October 2004AA
Legacy18 December 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 October 2003AA
Legacy5 February 2003288b
Total exemption small company accounts made up10 January 2003AA
Legacy18 December 2002363s
Legacy17 October 2002288b
Legacy15 May 2002288c
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 December 2001AA
Legacy18 December 2001363s
Legacy10 October 2001288c
Legacy10 October 2001288c
Legacy13 December 2000363s
Accounts for a small company made up19 October 2000AA
Legacy22 December 1999363s
Accounts for a small company made up21 November 1999AA
Accounts for a small company made up30 March 1999AA
Legacy5 January 1999363s
Legacy9 January 1998363s
Legacy14 November 1997288a
Accounts for a small company made up13 November 1997AA
Legacy6 January 1997363s
Accounts for a small company made up5 November 1996AA
Legacy22 December 1995363s
Accounts for a small company made up27 November 1995AA
Legacy3 January 1995363s
Accounts for a small company made up6 October 1994AA
Legacy20 December 1993363s
Accounts for a small company made up8 December 1993AA
Legacy17 January 1993363s
Accounts for a small company made up27 October 1992AA
Legacy16 December 1991363b
Legacy24 July 199188(2)R
Legacy17 June 1991224
Legacy4 January 1991288
Incorporation21 December 1990NEWINC

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 HJ Brown Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. HJ Brown Limited (company number 02570542) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 1 July 2021, by its creditors. Simon Matthew Gwinnutt of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of HJ Brown Limited?
Simon Matthew Gwinnutt, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of HJ Brown Limited on 1 July 2021. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does HJ Brown Limited do?
HJ Brown Limited's registered nature of business is hairdressing and other beauty treatment (SIC 96020).
Where is HJ Brown Limited based?
HJ Brown Limited's registered office is Derwent Business Centre, Clarke Street, Derby, DE1 2BU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was HJ Brown Limited founded?
HJ Brown Limited was incorporated on 21 December 1990, 31 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is HJ Brown Limited's company number?
HJ Brown Limited's registered company number is 02570542.
Who has significant control of HJ Brown Limited?
2 active people with significant control over HJ Brown Limited are on the register: Julie Elizabeth Everly, Helen Dana Bailey.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of HJ Brown Limited?
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 HJ Brown Limited'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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