DAM CATERING LIMITED
Incorporated on 28 April 2010, Woodford Green based hospitality provider DAM Catering entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 24 February 2026. This transition follows a period of active trading under a single director with an average tenure of 15.8 years. The liquidation process is being handled by Zain Iqbal of Cyca under sections 100 and 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Lessons behind the liquidation
DAM Catering last filed micro-entity accounts on 21 July 2025. While these simplified filings satisfy statutory minimums, they offer creditors very limited visibility into underlying cash flow pressures. The transition to liquidation on 24 February 2026 highlights how quickly distress can crystallise behind sparse public disclosures.
The company maintained a high level of director stability, reporting an average tenure of 15.8 years with only 1 appointment since 2010 and 0 resignations in the final 12 months. While this suggests consistent management, a single active director bears the entire burden of navigating hospitality sector headwinds.
By utilising a creditors' voluntary liquidation under sections 100 and 109 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the company avoided a forced compulsory winding-up. This structured route, managed by liquidator Zain Iqbal, allows for a more orderly distribution of assets. It represents a responsible exit pathway when viability is no longer achievable.
This case reflects a common pattern in the hospitality sector where long-established, single-director micro-entities operate stably for over a decade before rapidly succumbing to acute economic pressures.
Every charge, every filing, every appointment, in one dossier.
Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for DAM CATERING LIMITED.