DRAKES (UK) LTD.
Company overview
- Incorporation date
- 7 August 2012
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Jurisdiction
- England/Wales
- Can file
- Yes
Insolvency notices
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21 July 2026
Resolutions for Winding-up
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21 July 2026
Appointment of Liquidators
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What the records show
DRAKES (UK) LTD. is a private limited company incorporated on 7 August 2012, with its registered office in Whitefield. Companies House lists its business as manufacture of other furniture. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 October 2025. Its confirmation statement, due by 20 August 2026, is overdue.
On 21 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Resolutions for Winding-up”. On 21 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Appointment of Liquidators”.
In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded a change of registered office on 21 January 2026 and accounts filed on 5 March 2026. It has 2 serving directors.
A liquidator sells the company's assets and uses the money to pay creditors, settles outstanding contracts, reports on what went wrong in the business, and finally has the company removed from the register. Source
Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.
Registered office address
Leonard Curtis House Elms Square, Bury New Road, Whitefield, M45 7TA
Industry classification (SIC codes)
Officers & directors (3)
BETTSON, Neil Andrew
Director
Appointed: 1 August 2014
DRAKE, John Andrew
Director
Appointed: 1 August 2014
FARRAR, Matthew John, Mr.
Director
Appointed: 7 August 2012 • Resigned: 1 August 2014
Recent filing history (43)
Resolutions
Resolution • Form RESOLUTIONS
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer
Insolvency • Form NDISC
Registered office address changed from C/O Fitton & Co Callis Mill Woodland View Hebden Bridge HX7 6PJ United Kingdom to Leonard Curtis House Elms Square Bury New Road Whitefield M45 7TA on 29 July 2026
Address • Form AD01
Statement of affairs
Insolvency • Form LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator
Insolvency • Form 600
Director's details changed for Mr John Andrew Drake on 16 June 2026
Officers • Form CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Neil Andrew Bettson on 16 June 2026
Officers • Form CH01
Change of details for Mr John Andrew Drake as a person with significant control on 16 June 2026
Persons with significant control • Form PSC04
Change of details for Mr John Andrew Drake as a person with significant control on 8 May 2026
Persons with significant control • Form PSC04
Director's details changed for Mr John Andrew Drake on 8 May 2026
Officers • Form CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 October 2025
Accounts • Form AA
Registered office address changed from 4 Northwest Business Park Servia Hill Leeds LS6 2QH to C/O Fitton & Co Callis Mill Woodland View Hebden Bridge HX7 6PJ on 21 January 2026
Address • Form AD01
Confirmation statement made on 6 August 2025 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 October 2024
Accounts • Form AA
Confirmation statement made on 6 August 2024 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Persons with significant control (1)
Mr John Andrew Drake
Individual
Notified: 28 July 2016
Insolvency history
Creditors voluntary liquidation
Commencement of winding up: 16 July 2026
Practitioners:
Lauren Fitton - 1a Elms Square Bury New Road
Anthony Milnes - 1a Elms Square
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Accounts
Next due: 31 July 2027
Confirmation statement
Next due: 20 August 2026
OVERDUE