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Creditors' voluntary liquidation

EMPIRE BOOZE LIMITED

EMPIRE BOOZE LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Creditors' voluntary liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 1 January 2026.

Key facts
Company no.05926279
SectorRetail
Incorporated6 Sep 2006
Reg. officePreston PR5
Appointed1 Jan 2026
Office holderAndrew James Pear, Moorfields
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
6 Sep 2006
Incorporated
Registered as 05926279. Retail.
6 Sep 2006
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
15 Jul 2007
First accounts filed
legacy
12 Aug 2021
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc UK Bank PLC.
26 Jun 2025
Latest accounts filed
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
1 Jan 2026
Liquidator appointed
Creditors' voluntary liquidation.
1 Jan 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5030248 in The Gazette.
8 Jan 2026
Statement of affairs
Sworn statement of assets and liabilities.

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCVL
StatusCreditors' voluntary liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5030248
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byMembers & creditors
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.100 & s.109
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated6 Sep 2006
Last accounts26 Jun 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeAccounts
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments3 since 2006
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors1
Avg tenure10.7 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderHsbc UK Bank PLC
Registered12 Aug 2021
Statusfully-satisfied
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerAndrew James Pear
FirmMoorfields
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9016
Appointed22 Dec 2025
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