If anyone is winding up, then their RTF status might be worth a bob or two.
The CAA do not allow this.
I know of two people who wanted to start flying schools and tried to do this the CAA wouldn't allow it. One never opened up (so much for promoting industry in this country) the other did and by ATO status. They had to wait many 4 months before everything was approved and thus start trading.
I also worked at an ATO who had a change of name XYZ flying school to XYZ Flying School Ltd and the owner remained the same. The CAA wouldn't even except that and made him reapply and pay as an initial application.