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Is Champion Manufacturing Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Champion Manufacturing Limited (company number 03727973) entered compulsory liquidation on 7 September 2005, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Champion Manufacturing Limited 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 number03727973
Incorporated3 March 1999 (27 years old)
Registered officeUnit17 Park Farm Business Centre, Fornham Street Genevieve, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6TS
Date entered compulsory liquidation7 September 2005
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or London, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Champion Manufacturing Limited is a UK limited company based in Bury St Edmunds, incorporated in 1999 and 6 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Champion Manufacturing Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Toby Owen ThompsonActive
Claire Marie ThompsonActive
Barbara Lynn ChampionResigned7 Sep 2001
Jeff Peter ChampionResigned7 Sep 2001
Swift Incorporations Limited+ 2167 othersResigned3 Mar 1999

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 up21 September 2005COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus7 September 2005
Legacy30 August 2005288c
Legacy30 August 2005288c
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 August 2005AA
18 earlier events · 1999 to 2005
Total exemption small company accounts made up6 July 2005AA
Legacy27 June 2005363s
Legacy27 June 2005363s
Legacy9 April 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 March 2003AA
Legacy13 May 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 February 2002AA
Legacy23 November 2001288b
Legacy23 November 2001288a
Legacy23 November 2001288a
Legacy23 November 2001287
Legacy5 April 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up27 December 2000AA
Legacy19 December 2000287
Legacy27 March 2000363s
Legacy29 November 1999288a
Legacy23 March 199988(2)R
Legacy8 March 1999288b
Incorporation3 March 1999NEWINC

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 Champion Manufacturing Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Champion Manufacturing Limited (company number 03727973) entered compulsory liquidation on 7 September 2005, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Champion Manufacturing Limited?
The Official Receiver Or London, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Champion Manufacturing Limited on 7 September 2005. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Champion Manufacturing Limited based?
Champion Manufacturing Limited's registered office is Unit17 Park Farm Business Centre, Fornham Street Genevieve, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6TS. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Champion Manufacturing Limited founded?
Champion Manufacturing Limited was incorporated on 3 March 1999, 6 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Champion Manufacturing Limited's company number?
Champion Manufacturing Limited's registered company number is 03727973.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Champion Manufacturing 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 Champion Manufacturing 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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