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Is Home Curtains (UK) Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Home Curtains (UK) Limited (company number 02076957) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 11 August 2025, by its creditors. Emily Louise Oliver of PKF Smith Cooper was appointed as liquidator.

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Home Curtains (UK) 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    24 January 2025 · PKF Smith Cooper
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    11 August 2025 · PKF Smith Cooper

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number02076957
Previously known as
  • Equalsort Limited, Nov 1986 to Feb 1987
Incorporated25 November 1986 (40 years old)
Registered officeProspect House 1 Prospect Place, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG
Nature of business (SIC)13923: manufacture of household textiles (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation11 August 2025
LiquidatorEmily Louise Oliver, PKF Smith Cooper (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Statement of AffairsFiled 19 March 2025, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Home Curtains (UK) Limited is a manufacturing business based in Derby, incorporated in 1986 and 39 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of household textiles (SIC 13923). There have been 10 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control. 2 charges have been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

10 people have been appointed as directors of Home Curtains (UK) Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Leanne Lucy SaywoodActive
Louise TaitActive
David Anthony O'NeillResigned28 Feb 2025
Stacy Ann CliffordResigned30 Jun 2023
Robert Charles BrealeyResigned27 Nov 2020
Robert Charles BrealeyResigned27 Nov 2020
4 former directors · resigned 2008 to 2020
Mark Jonathan TrumanResigned24 Jun 2020
Andrea CooperResigned10 Jan 2020
Martin ArcherResigned4 Sep 2018
Brian Nicholas ArcherResigned6 Apr 2008

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.

1 ceased control
  • Mr Martin Archer · ceased 5 Nov 2018

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 1 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture · Created 31 Oct 1989 · Pending
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 27 Oct 1987 · Satisfied 12 Jan 1990

What happened

EventDateType
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator20 August 2025600
Administrator's progress report12 August 2025AM10
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation11 August 2025AM22
Notice of order removing administrator from office3 July 2025AM16
Notice of appointment of a replacement or additional administrator3 July 2025AM11
144 earlier events · 1987 to 2025
Notice of deemed approval of proposals3 April 2025AM06
Termination of appointment as a director25 March 2025TM01
Statement of affairs19 March 2025AM02
Statement of administrator's proposal19 March 2025AM03
Registered office address changed27 January 2025AD01
Appointment of an administrator24 January 2025AM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates23 December 2024CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up22 October 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with updates4 December 2023CS01
Appointment as a director21 November 2023AP01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up19 July 2023AA
Termination of appointment as a director3 July 2023TM01
Previous accounting period shortened12 June 2023AA01
Confirmation statement made with updates5 January 2023CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up6 December 2022AA
Previous accounting period extended17 June 2022AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 December 2021CS01
Registered office address changed10 December 2021AD01
Director's details changed10 December 2021CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 October 2021AA
Change of details as a person with significant control18 January 2021PSC04
Confirmation statement made with no updates18 January 2021CS01
Change of details as a person with significant control18 January 2021PSC04
Termination of appointment as a secretary1 December 2020TM02
Director's details changed27 November 2020CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up27 November 2020AA
Termination of appointment as a director27 November 2020TM01
Director's details changed10 November 2020CH01
Appointment as a director30 October 2020AP01
Termination of appointment as a director24 June 2020TM01
Appointment as a director20 March 2020AP01
Termination of appointment as a director27 January 2020TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 December 2019CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates18 December 2019CS01
Audited abridged accounts made up26 November 2019AA
Purchase of own shares18 December 2018SH03
Cessation as a person with significant control10 December 2018PSC07
Confirmation statement made with updates10 December 2018CS01
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital30 November 2018SH06
Resolutions30 November 2018RESOLUTIONS
Audited abridged accounts made up26 October 2018AA
Termination of appointment as a director4 September 2018TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates7 December 2017CS01
Audited abridged accounts made up27 November 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates16 December 2016CS01
Accounts for a medium company made up18 November 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 December 2015AR01
Accounts for a medium company made up1 December 2015AA
Director's details changed4 August 2015CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 January 2015AR01
Accounts for a small company made up18 November 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders16 January 2014AR01
Accounts for a small company made up13 November 2013AA
Purchase of own shares20 June 2013SH03
Resolutions13 June 2013RESOLUTIONS
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 December 2012AR01
Accounts for a small company made up16 November 2012AA
Director's details changed6 January 2012CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 January 2012AR01
Accounts for a small company made up17 November 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 January 2011AR01
Director's details changed17 January 2011CH01
Accounts for a medium company made up1 December 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders24 December 2009AR01
Director's details changed18 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed18 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed18 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed18 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed18 December 2009CH01
Accounts for a medium company made up9 December 2009AA
Accounts for a medium company made up6 January 2009AA
Legacy23 December 2008363a
Legacy22 December 2008288b
Legacy29 April 2008288c
Legacy11 December 2007363a
Accounts for a medium company made up6 December 2007AA
Legacy8 August 2007288a
Legacy8 August 2007288a
Legacy8 August 2007288a
Legacy8 August 2007288a
Legacy22 December 2006363s
Accounts for a medium company made up20 November 2006AA
Legacy5 January 2006363s
Accounts for a medium company made up24 November 2005AA
Legacy20 December 2004363s
Legacy19 November 2004169
Accounts for a medium company made up25 October 2004AA
Legacy20 January 2004363s
Accounts for a medium company made up9 December 2003AA
Legacy17 April 200388(2)R
Resolutions11 April 2003RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions11 April 2003RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions11 April 2003RESOLUTIONS
Legacy11 April 2003123
Accounts for a medium company made up18 December 2002AA
Legacy18 December 2002363s
Full accounts made up13 December 2001AA
Legacy11 December 2001363s
Accounts for a medium company made up27 December 2000AA
Legacy10 December 2000363s
Legacy14 December 1999363s
Full accounts made up9 December 1999AA
Accounts for a medium company made up4 March 1999AA
Legacy21 December 1998363s
Accounts for a small company made up19 December 1997AA
Legacy11 December 1997363s
Legacy24 December 1996363s
Accounts for a small company made up15 July 1996AA
Legacy20 December 1995363s
Accounts for a small company made up17 August 1995AA
A selection of mortgage documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95M
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95
Legacy19 December 1994363s
Accounts for a small company made up4 October 1994AA
Legacy20 December 1993363s
Accounts for a small company made up14 October 1993AA
Legacy23 December 1992363s
Accounts for a small company made up21 September 1992AA
Legacy23 December 1991363b
Accounts for a small company made up29 July 1991AA
Full accounts made up31 January 1991AA
Legacy19 December 1990363
Legacy19 December 1990288
Legacy19 December 1990288
Legacy19 December 1990363
Legacy1 May 1990225(1)
Full accounts made up19 April 1990AA
Legacy28 March 1990287
Legacy12 January 1990403a
Legacy3 November 1989395
Legacy6 July 1989363
Legacy6 July 1989363
Full accounts made up3 April 1989AA
Legacy14 December 1988287
Legacy2 November 1987395
Legacy29 September 1987225(1)
Legacy6 August 1987288
Legacy22 July 1987287
Legacy22 April 1987288
Legacy22 April 1987288
Legacy22 April 1987287
Legacy24 March 1987GAZ(U)
Certificate of change of name27 February 1987CERTNM
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Certificate of Incorporation25 November 1986CERTINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator (PKF Smith Cooper). 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Home Curtains (UK) Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Home Curtains (UK) Limited (company number 02076957) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 11 August 2025, by its creditors. Emily Louise Oliver of PKF Smith Cooper was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Home Curtains (UK) Limited?
Emily Louise Oliver, a licensed insolvency practitioner at PKF Smith Cooper, was appointed liquidator of Home Curtains (UK) Limited on 11 August 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Home Curtains (UK) Limited do?
Home Curtains (UK) Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of household textiles (SIC 13923). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Home Curtains (UK) Limited based?
Home Curtains (UK) Limited's registered office is Prospect House 1 Prospect Place, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Home Curtains (UK) Limited founded?
Home Curtains (UK) Limited was incorporated on 25 November 1986, 39 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Home Curtains (UK) Limited's company number?
Home Curtains (UK) Limited's registered company number is 02076957.
Who has significant control of Home Curtains (UK) Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Home Curtains (UK) Limited are on the register: Mrs Louise Tait, Mrs Leanne Lucy Saywood.
Does Home Curtains (UK) Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Home Curtains (UK) Limited out of 2 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Home Curtains (UK) 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 Home Curtains (UK) 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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