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Is Avocet Care Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Avocet Care Ltd (company number 06958584) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 November 2012, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Southend of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Avocet Care Ltd is now in compulsory liquidation. Below are the key dates, the directors, the public-record timeline that led here, and what the liquidation means if you are a creditor, employee, customer or supplier.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number06958584
Incorporated10 July 2009 (17 years old)
Registered office170 Lodge Avenue, Romford, Essex, RM2 5AJ
Date entered compulsory liquidation12 November 2012
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Southend, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Avocet Care Ltd is a UK limited company based in Romford, incorporated in 2009 and 3 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of Avocet Care Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Andrew Brian Charles HughesActive
Lee Suzanne HughesResigned7 Jun 2011
Kevin Edward HydeResigned5 Jul 2010
Andrew Brian Charles HughesResigned21 Oct 2009

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up4 December 2012COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus12 November 2012
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off6 November 2012GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued17 March 2012DISS40
Accounts for a dormant company made up16 March 2012AA
16 earlier events · 2009 to 2012
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders16 March 2012AR01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended26 November 2011DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off8 November 2011GAZ1
Appointment as a director10 June 2011AP01
Termination of appointment as a director10 June 2011TM01
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 May 2011AA
Registered office address changed17 February 2011AD01
Director's details changed17 February 2011CH01
Termination of appointment as a director17 February 2011TM01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 August 2010AR01
Termination of appointment as a director5 July 2010TM01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares16 November 2009SH01
Appointment as a director16 November 2009AP01
Termination of appointment as a director21 October 2009TM01
Appointment as a director7 October 2009AP01
Appointment as a director7 October 2009AP01
Incorporation10 July 2009NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator. Once liquidation begins, no creditor can start or continue legal action without the court's permission. Unsecured creditors rank after secured and preferential creditors and are usually paid last, often only a portion.

Owed money by a company in liquidation

If you are an employee

Employees are preferential creditors for certain unpaid wages and holiday pay, and may be able to claim from the Redundancy Payments Service if roles are made redundant.

Employee rights and redundancy pay

If you are a customer

Deposits paid are usually unsecured claims. Contracts may be terminated by the liquidator. Contact the liquidator about outstanding work or refunds.

What customers can recover

If you are a supplier

Goods supplied before the liquidation began are an unsecured claim. Check whether any retention-of-title clause lets you identify and recover specific goods.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Avocet Care Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Avocet Care Ltd (company number 06958584) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 November 2012, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Southend of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Avocet Care Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Southend, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Avocet Care Ltd on 12 November 2012. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Avocet Care Ltd based?
Avocet Care Ltd's registered office is 170 Lodge Avenue, Romford, Essex, RM2 5AJ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Avocet Care Ltd founded?
Avocet Care Ltd was incorporated on 10 July 2009, 3 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Avocet Care Ltd's company number?
Avocet Care Ltd's registered company number is 06958584.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Avocet Care Ltd?
Liquidation is the formal wind-up of a company. Once it begins, the liquidator collects assets, settles claims in statutory order (secured, preferential, then unsecured) and distributes whatever remains. Unsecured creditors often recover only a portion of what they are owed, and sometimes nothing.
How long does liquidation take?
Most liquidations run for 12 to 24 months, longer where the company has complex assets, litigation, or ongoing trading. Annual progress reports are filed by the liquidator until the company is dissolved at the end of the process.
Will creditors get paid in Avocet Care Ltd's liquidation?
Secured creditors are paid from the assets they hold a charge over. Preferential creditors (employee wages up to limits, pension contributions, HMRC for certain taxes) come next. Unsecured creditors share whatever remains, which may be nothing. The Statement of Affairs, when filed, sets out the liquidator's estimate at the point of appointment.

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