Oxfordshire firm in liquidation closing after 19 years trading

Cooper & Franklin Limited, based in the village of Fencott near Kidlington, has gone into members’ voluntary liquidation after its owners resolved to close the company.

The firm, incorporated in May 2007, specialised in the development of building projects and was registered and trading from a Kidlington address.

A general meeting of shareholders on Friday, March 27, passed resolutions to wind up the company voluntarily and appoint insolvency specialists Antony Batty & Co as joint liquidators.

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Lawrence King and Matthew Waghorn, of Antony Batty & Co’s Thames Valley office in Little Baldon, near Oxford, were appointed as joint liquidators on the same day.

Their appointment was formally recorded in the London Gazette on 1 April.

According to statutory notices, directors have made a declaration of solvency, meaning all known creditors are expected to be paid in full despite the closure.

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Creditors have been told to submit details of any claims to the liquidators by Friday, April 24, ahead of a first and final distribution, after which any remaining funds will be returned to shareholders.

The notices do not give any further details about the reasons for the liquidation beyond the formal resolutions and declaration of solvency.

This newspaper has approached Cooper & Franklin for comment on the liquidation.