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Is Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd (company number 13148257) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 April 2025, by its creditors. Peter Nicholas Wastell of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd 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 number13148257
Incorporated20 January 2021 (5 years old)
Registered officeSecond Floor, The Annexe New Barnes Mill, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 2HA
Nature of business (SIC)10200: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation23 April 2025
LiquidatorPeter Nicholas Wastell, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd is a manufacturing business based in St Albans, incorporated in 2021 and 4 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (SIC 10200). There has been 1 director appointment since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

1 person has been appointed as directors of Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Charles Francis Capel Meyrick+ 1 otherActive

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2026-04-229 July 2026LIQ03
Statement of affairs4 June 2025LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator6 May 2025600
Resolutions6 May 2025RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed6 May 2025AD01
16 earlier events · 2022 to 2025
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off29 April 2025GAZ1
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus23 April 2025
Confirmation statement made with updates5 February 2025CS01
Micro company accounts made up28 February 2024AA
Change of details as a person with significant control14 February 2024PSC05
Director's details changed14 February 2024CH01
Change of details as a person with significant control14 February 2024PSC05
Registered office address changed14 February 2024AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates23 January 2024CS01
Previous accounting period extended9 May 2023AA01
Registered office address changed5 April 2023AD01
Micro company accounts made up27 January 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with updates26 January 2023CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued14 April 2022DISS40
Confirmation statement made with updates13 April 2022CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off12 April 2022GAZ1
Incorporation20 January 2021NEWINC

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 Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd (company number 13148257) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 April 2025, by its creditors. Peter Nicholas Wastell of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd?
Peter Nicholas Wastell, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd on 23 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd do?
Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd's registered nature of business is processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs (SIC 10200). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd based?
Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd's registered office is Second Floor, The Annexe New Barnes Mill, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, Herts, AL1 2HA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd founded?
Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd was incorporated on 20 January 2021, 4 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd's company number?
Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd's registered company number is 13148257.
Who has significant control of Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd?
2 active people with significant control over Charlie’S Smokehouse Ltd are on the register: Charlie’S Wiltshire Trout Ltd, Charlie’S Trout Ltd.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Charlie’S Smokehouse 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 Charlie’S Smokehouse 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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