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Is TOM Cook Carpets Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, TOM Cook Carpets Limited (company number 06966515) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 29 February 2024, by its creditors. Christopher David Horner of null was appointed as liquidator.

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TOM Cook Carpets 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 number06966515
Incorporated20 July 2009 (17 years old)
Registered officeC/O Business Rescue Expert, Darlington, DL3 7SD
Nature of business (SIC)47530: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation29 February 2024
LiquidatorChristopher David Horner, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

TOM Cook Carpets Limited is a retail business based in Darlington, incorporated in 2009 and 15 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530). There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of TOM Cook Carpets Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Thomas Ashley CookActive
Linda Lesley CookResigned20 Dec 2022
Barbara Kahan+ 87 othersResigned20 Jul 2009

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 payments6 May 2026LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2025-02-286 May 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed from Payton House Guild Street Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6RP England to C/O Business Rescue Expert 49 Duke Street Darlington County Durham DL3 7SD on 2024-03-044 March 2024AD01
Statement of affairs4 March 2024LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator4 March 2024600
45 earlier events · 2009 to 2024
Resolutions4 March 2024RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus29 February 2024
Confirmation statement made on 2023-07-20 with no updates3 August 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-07-3121 March 2023AA
Termination of appointment of Linda Lesley Cook as a director on 2022-12-2020 December 2022TM01
Change of details for Mr Thomas Ashley Cook as a person with significant control on 2022-10-1719 October 2022PSC04
Notification of Linda Lesley Cook as a person with significant control on 2016-07-0119 October 2022PSC01
Change of details for Mr Thomas Ashley Cook as a person with significant control on 2021-11-011 August 2022PSC04
Confirmation statement made on 2022-07-20 with no updates29 July 2022CS01
Change of details for Mr Thomas Ashley Cook as a person with significant control on 2021-11-0129 July 2022PSC04
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-07-3113 April 2022AA
Registered office address changed from Britannia Court 5 Moor Street Worcester WR1 3DB England to Payton House Guild Street Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6RP on 2021-12-011 December 2021AD01
Confirmation statement made on 2021-07-20 with no updates15 September 2021CS01
Change of details for Mr Thomas Ashley Cook as a person with significant control on 2021-07-3030 July 2021PSC04
Registered office address changed from C/O Boyds 20 Sansome Walk Worcester WR1 1LR to Britannia Court 5 Moor Street Worcester WR1 3DB on 2021-07-3030 July 2021AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-07-3128 July 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-07-20 with no updates30 July 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-07-317 April 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-07-20 with no updates7 August 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-07-3129 April 2019AA
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-07-3128 July 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-07-20 with no updates24 July 2018CS01
Previous accounting period shortened from 2017-07-31 to 2017-07-3028 April 2018AA01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-07-20 with no updates25 July 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-07-3126 April 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2016-07-20 with updates20 July 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-07-3129 April 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2015-07-20 with full list of shareholders30 July 2015AR01
Registered office address changed from C/O Lifford Hall, Lifford Lane Kings Norton Birmingham West Midlands B30 3JN to C/O Boyds 20 Sansome Walk Worcester WR1 1LR on 2015-07-1616 July 2015AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-07-319 March 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2014-07-20 with full list of shareholders8 August 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-07-3125 April 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2013-07-20 with full list of shareholders22 August 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-07-3118 March 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2012-07-20 with full list of shareholders6 September 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-07-311 February 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2011-07-20 with full list of shareholders28 July 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-07-3124 March 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2010-07-20 with full list of shareholders19 August 2010AR01
Director's details changed for Mr Thomas Ashley Cook on 2010-07-2019 August 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Mrs Linda Lesley Cook on 2010-07-2019 August 2010CH01
Legacy31 July 2009288a
Legacy28 July 200988(2)
Legacy28 July 2009288a
Legacy22 July 2009288b
Incorporation20 July 2009NEWINC

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 TOM Cook Carpets Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. TOM Cook Carpets Limited (company number 06966515) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 29 February 2024, by its creditors. Christopher David Horner of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of TOM Cook Carpets Limited?
Christopher David Horner, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of TOM Cook Carpets Limited on 29 February 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does TOM Cook Carpets Limited do?
TOM Cook Carpets Limited's registered nature of business is retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores (SIC 47530). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is TOM Cook Carpets Limited based?
TOM Cook Carpets Limited's registered office is C/O Business Rescue Expert, Darlington, DL3 7SD. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was TOM Cook Carpets Limited founded?
TOM Cook Carpets Limited was incorporated on 20 July 2009, 15 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is TOM Cook Carpets Limited's company number?
TOM Cook Carpets Limited's registered company number is 06966515.
Who has significant control of TOM Cook Carpets Limited?
2 active people with significant control over TOM Cook Carpets Limited are on the register: Mr Thomas Ashley Cook, Mrs Linda Lesley Cook.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of TOM Cook Carpets 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 TOM Cook Carpets 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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