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Is Speciality Stores Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Speciality Stores Limited (company number 09158618) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 December 2023, by its creditors. Arvindar Jit Singh of FRP Advisory Trading Limited was appointed as liquidator.

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Speciality Stores 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
    10 February 2023 · FRP Advisory Trading Limited
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    9 December 2023 · FRP Advisory Trading Limited

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number09158618
Previously known as
  • Specialty Stores Limited, Aug 2014 to Oct 2014
Incorporated1 August 2014 (12 years old)
Registered officeC/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited, 2nd Floor, 120 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3BD
Nature of business (SIC)47910: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation9 December 2023
LiquidatorArvindar Jit Singh, FRP Advisory Trading Limited (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Speciality Stores Limited is a retail business, incorporated in 2014 and 9 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is retail sale via mail order houses or via internet (SIC 47910). There have been 14 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

14 people have been appointed as directors of Speciality Stores Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Graham Peter CoxellActive
Richard Anthony LockeResigned1 Feb 2021
Niall James McBrideResigned1 Feb 2021
Claire Jayne Christine TannerResigned29 Oct 2020
Carolyn Louise BaneResigned1 Jan 2020
Carolyn Louise BaneResigned1 Jan 2020
8 former directors · resigned 2016 to 2019
Neill AbramsResigned5 Aug 2019
Robert Mcneill CooperResigned5 Aug 2019
Mark Antony RichardsonResigned5 Aug 2019
Neill AbramsResigned5 Aug 2019
Richard Anthony Exact+ 1 otherResigned5 Aug 2019
James MatthewsResigned14 Jun 2018
Timothy SteinerResigned29 Feb 2016
Duncan Eden Tatton-Brown+ 3 othersResigned29 Feb 2016

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.

2 ceased controls
  • Ocado Holdings Ltd · ceased 17 May 2019
  • Ocado Retail Limited · ceased 1 Feb 2021

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 0 outstanding · 1 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedHsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited
A registered charge · Created 19 Jun 2017 · Satisfied 19 Dec 2020

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed17 February 2026AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments9 February 2026LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments5 February 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed25 March 2024AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator15 December 2023600
71 earlier events · 2014 to 2023
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation9 December 2023AM22
Administrator's progress report2 September 2023AM10
Notice of deemed approval of proposals16 March 2023AM06
Registered office address changed10 February 2023AD01
Statement of administrator's proposal10 February 2023AM03
Appointment of an administrator10 February 2023AM01
Full accounts made up10 October 2022AA
Registered office address changed29 September 2022AD01
Change of details as a person with significant control26 September 2022PSC05
Registered office address changed26 September 2022AD01
Previous accounting period extended28 June 2022AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 June 2022CS01
Amended full accounts made up22 June 2022AAMD
Full accounts made up23 February 2022AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued2 February 2022DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 February 2022GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with updates25 June 2021CS01
Resolutions10 February 2021RESOLUTIONS
Memorandum and Articles of Association10 February 2021MA
Registered office address changed1 February 2021AD01
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated1 February 2021RP04CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control1 February 2021PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control1 February 2021PSC02
Termination of appointment as a director1 February 2021TM01
Termination of appointment as a director1 February 2021TM01
Appointment as a director1 February 2021AP01
Satisfaction of charge in full19 December 2020MR04
All of the property or undertaking has been released from charge9 November 2020MR05
Appointment as a director29 October 2020AP01
Termination of appointment as a director29 October 2020TM01
Full accounts made up2 September 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates1 July 2020CS01
Termination of appointment as a director6 January 2020TM01
Termination of appointment as a secretary6 January 2020TM02
Registered office address changed6 August 2019AD01
Appointment as a director5 August 2019AP01
Appointment as a director5 August 2019AP01
Appointment as a secretary5 August 2019AP03
Termination of appointment as a secretary5 August 2019TM02
Termination of appointment as a secretary5 August 2019TM02
Termination of appointment as a director5 August 2019TM01
Termination of appointment as a director5 August 2019TM01
Termination of appointment as a director5 August 2019TM01
Change of details as a person with significant control5 August 2019PSC05
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 June 2019CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control26 June 2019PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control25 June 2019PSC02
All of the property or undertaking no longer forms part of charge21 May 2019MR05
Full accounts made up20 May 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates26 June 2018CS01
Secretary's details changed22 June 2018CH03
Director's details changed22 June 2018CH01
Appointment as a director22 June 2018AP01
Termination of appointment as a director22 June 2018TM01
Full accounts made up14 June 2018AA
Director's details changed8 June 2018CH01
Secretary's details changed8 June 2018CH03
Director's details changed8 June 2018CH01
Director's details changed8 June 2018CH01
Confirmation statement made with updates22 June 2017CS01
Registration of charge , created20 June 2017MR01
Full accounts made up19 April 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates23 August 2016CS01
Full accounts made up19 May 2016AA
Appointment as a director18 March 2016AP01
Appointment as a director18 March 2016AP01
Termination of appointment as a director18 March 2016TM01
Termination of appointment as a director18 March 2016TM01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 September 2015AR01
Certificate of change of name3 October 2014CERTNM
Current accounting period extended1 August 2014AA01
Incorporation1 August 2014NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator (FRP Advisory Trading Limited). 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 Speciality Stores Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Speciality Stores Limited (company number 09158618) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 9 December 2023, by its creditors. Arvindar Jit Singh of FRP Advisory Trading Limited was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Speciality Stores Limited?
Arvindar Jit Singh, a licensed insolvency practitioner at FRP Advisory Trading Limited, was appointed liquidator of Speciality Stores Limited on 9 December 2023. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Speciality Stores Limited do?
Speciality Stores Limited's registered nature of business is retail sale via mail order houses or via internet (SIC 47910). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Speciality Stores Limited based?
Speciality Stores Limited's registered office is C/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited, 2nd Floor, 120 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3BD. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Speciality Stores Limited founded?
Speciality Stores Limited was incorporated on 1 August 2014, 9 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Speciality Stores Limited's company number?
Speciality Stores Limited's registered company number is 09158618.
Who has significant control of Speciality Stores Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Speciality Stores Limited is on the register: Paws Holdings Limited.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Speciality Stores 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 Speciality Stores 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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