UK food distributor G.M. Jones and Sons, which has operated since 1989, has entered into liquidation and Frank Corfield of Griffin & King had been appointed as its liquidator
Pukka-Pies Takeaway sign outside chip shop, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England, UK (file image)(Image: Geography Photos/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
UK food distributor G.M. Jones and Sons has entered into liquidation after almost four decades.
The supplier of Pukka Pies has operated since 1989, and on Thursday, April 23, a government gazette was issued notifying the public that Timothy Frank Corfield of Griffin & King had been appointed as its liquidator.
Liquidation is the legal process by which a business is shut down. This often include selling the business’s assert as a means to generate cash which will be used to pay creditors and shareholders.
“We are one of a handful of companies that sell Pukka Pies products, in fresh, frozen and unbaked form,” the company writes on its website.
It delivers mainly to the Fast Food industry in the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Shropshire areas.
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G.M. Jones and Sons has reported sales growth year on year, according to its website, but is the latest in a recent slew of UK companies to plunge into liquidation.
The Mirror reported just one day earlier that liquidators were appointed to a UK metal manufacturer that has operated for close to 70 years. Wragg Bros., a manufacturer of steel tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, were appointed David Farmer and Lloyd Biscoe as liquidators. They were appointed on April 16.
Delivery services firm Quiver Delivery LTD also had liquidators appointed following a torrent of furious reviews targeting its service. On Monday, 13 April, Quiver Delivery appointed Ian Michael Rose and Paul Mallatratt, both of Abbey Taylor Jones Limited, as liquidators, according to a government gazette.
Woman receives boxes parcel from courier in front house (file image)(Image: Getty)
A major UK gin distillery has also gone into liquidation after producing half-a-million bottles per year. Notice of the liquidation of Chase Distillery Limited was given in a government gazette on Friday, March 27. The company, a British spirits producer owned by the multinational beverage giant Diageo, has undergone a major restructuring. This restructuring has resulted in the closure of its original production site.
Four travel companies have also collapsed in 2026, leaving scores of holidaymakers with cancelled bookings.