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Is Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited (company number 04581268) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 14 August 2025, by its creditors. Lee De'Ath of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited is now in creditors' voluntary 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 Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number04581268
Incorporated5 November 2002 (24 years old)
Registered officeTown Wall House C/O Begbies Traynor, Town Wall House, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, Essex, C03 3AD
Nature of business (SIC)56101: Licenced restaurants (Hospitality & food)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation14 August 2025
LiquidatorLee De'Ath, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited is a hospitality & food business based in Colchester, incorporated in 2002 and 23 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is licenced restaurants (SIC 56101). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control. 3 charges have been registered against the company, 2 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Stephen Andrew WrightActive
Caroline Maria PetersActive
Caroline Maria PetersActive
Vicki ThomsonResigned16 Oct 2015
Clive ThomsonResigned16 Oct 2015
Temple Secretaries Limited+ 1362 othersResigned5 Nov 2002
Company Directors Limited+ 1333 othersResigned5 Nov 2002

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

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

2 ceased controls
  • Mr Stephen Andrew Wright · ceased 29 May 2022
  • Mrs Caroline Maria Peters · ceased 29 May 2022

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 2 outstanding · 1 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingBarclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge · Created 27 Nov 2020 · Pending
OutstandingNational Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 16 Oct 2015 · Pending
SatisfiedNational Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 20 Aug 2015 · Satisfied 11 Sep 2015

What happened

EventDateType
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator21 August 2025600
Resolutions21 August 2025RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs21 August 2025LIQ02
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus14 August 2025
Registered office address changed6 August 2025AD01
73 earlier events · 2003 to 2025
Total exemption full accounts made up30 January 2025AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 December 2024CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 January 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2023AA
Total exemption full accounts made up26 January 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 January 2023CS01
Change of details as a person with significant control31 May 2022PSC05
Cessation as a person with significant control29 May 2022PSC07
Cessation as a person with significant control29 May 2022PSC07
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 December 2021CS01
Register inspection address has been changed15 December 2021AD02
Total exemption full accounts made up29 October 2021AA
Total exemption full accounts made up29 January 2021AA
Registration of charge , created11 December 2020MR01
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 November 2020CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 January 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 October 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates17 December 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates5 November 2017CS01
Notification as a person with significant control5 November 2017PSC02
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates13 December 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 October 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 November 2015AR01
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location9 November 2015AD03
Register inspection address has been changed7 November 2015AD02
Registered office address changed4 November 2015AD01
Director's details changed1 November 2015CH01
Registration of charge , created21 October 2015MR01
Registered office address changed19 October 2015AD01
Appointment as a secretary19 October 2015AP03
Appointment as a director19 October 2015AP01
Termination of appointment as a director19 October 2015TM01
Termination of appointment as a secretary19 October 2015TM02
Termination of appointment as a secretary19 October 2015TM02
Satisfaction of charge in full11 September 2015MR04
Registration of charge , created25 August 2015MR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 April 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 November 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 August 2014AA
Director's details changed11 March 2014CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders3 February 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 June 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders10 December 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 September 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 January 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 August 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 February 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 July 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 January 2010AR01
Director's details changed13 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed13 January 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 October 2009AA
Legacy11 February 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 August 2008AA
Legacy20 December 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 June 2007AA
Legacy6 December 2006363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 June 2006AA
Legacy24 November 2005363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up13 May 2005AA
Legacy18 November 2004363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 June 2004AA
Legacy12 December 2003288a
Legacy12 December 2003363a
Legacy23 April 2003225
Legacy27 March 200388(2)R
Legacy17 February 2003287
Legacy17 February 2003288a
Legacy17 February 2003288a
Legacy17 February 2003288b
Legacy17 February 2003288b
Incorporation5 November 2002NEWINC

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 Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited (company number 04581268) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 14 August 2025, by its creditors. Lee De'Ath of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited?
Lee De'Ath, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited on 14 August 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited do?
Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited's registered nature of business is licenced restaurants (SIC 56101). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited based?
Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited's registered office is Town Wall House C/O Begbies Traynor, Town Wall House, Balkerne Hill, Colchester, Essex, C03 3AD. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited founded?
Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited was incorporated on 5 November 2002, 23 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited's company number?
Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited's registered company number is 04581268.
Who has significant control of Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited are on the register: Blue Strawberry Restaurants (Holdings) Limited, Blue Strawberry Restaurants (Holdings) Limited.
Does Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited have any outstanding charges?
2 outstanding charges are registered against Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited out of 3 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited?
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 Blue Strawberry Restaurants Limited'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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