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Is R Hough & Co. Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, R Hough & Co. Limited (company number 06735466) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 27 November 2024, by its creditors. John Peter Fisher of null was appointed as liquidator.

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R Hough & Co. 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 number06735466
Incorporated28 October 2008 (18 years old)
Registered officeYorkshire House, 18 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG
Nature of business (SIC)43220: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (Construction)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation27 November 2024
LiquidatorJohn Peter Fisher, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

R Hough & Co. Limited is a construction business based in Liverpool, incorporated in 2008 and 16 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220). There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of R Hough & Co. Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Saul Warren HighamActive
Saul Warren HighamActive
Paul John HoughResigned1 Jun 2015
Andrew Simon Davis+ 75 othersResigned28 Oct 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.

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments19 January 2026LIQ03
Registered office address changed19 August 2025AD01
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer6 December 2024NDISC
Registered office address changed3 December 2024AD01
Statement of affairs2 December 2024LIQ02
54 earlier events · 2008 to 2024
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator2 December 2024600
Resolutions2 December 2024RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus27 November 2024
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 October 2024CS01
Previous accounting period shortened26 September 2024AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates9 November 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 September 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates16 January 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 September 2022AA
Registered office address changed17 August 2022AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates28 October 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 September 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with updates29 January 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up11 November 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates30 October 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 October 2019AA
Total exemption full accounts made up29 October 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates29 October 2018CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates16 November 2017CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up28 September 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates23 November 2016CS01
Appointment as a secretary14 October 2016AP03
Termination of appointment as a director14 October 2016TM01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 September 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders18 November 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 September 2015AA
Director's details changed22 September 2015CH01
Registered office address changed22 September 2015AD01
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital8 July 2015SH06
Purchase of own shares8 July 2015SH03
Resolutions23 June 2015RESOLUTIONS
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 December 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 September 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 November 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up12 September 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders21 November 2012AR01
Director's details changed15 October 2012CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 September 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders28 November 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 July 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 November 2010AR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares9 November 2010SH01
Director's details changed9 November 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 June 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 October 2009AR01
Director's details changed30 October 2009CH01
Director's details changed30 October 2009CH01
Legacy10 March 2009225
Resolutions17 December 2008RESOLUTIONS
Legacy17 December 200888(2)
Legacy17 December 2008287
Legacy14 November 2008288a
Legacy14 November 2008288a
Legacy13 November 2008288b
Incorporation28 October 2008NEWINC

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 R Hough & Co. Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. R Hough & Co. Limited (company number 06735466) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 27 November 2024, by its creditors. John Peter Fisher of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of R Hough & Co. Limited?
John Peter Fisher, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of R Hough & Co. Limited on 27 November 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does R Hough & Co. Limited do?
R Hough & Co. Limited's registered nature of business is plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation (SIC 43220). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is R Hough & Co. Limited based?
R Hough & Co. Limited's registered office is Yorkshire House, 18 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was R Hough & Co. Limited founded?
R Hough & Co. Limited was incorporated on 28 October 2008, 16 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is R Hough & Co. Limited's company number?
R Hough & Co. Limited's registered company number is 06735466.
Who has significant control of R Hough & Co. Limited?
1 active person with significant control over R Hough & Co. Limited is on the register: Mr Saul Warren Higham.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of R Hough & Co. 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 R Hough & Co. 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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