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Is Ethel Crawford Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Ethel Crawford Ltd (company number 10936122) entered compulsory liquidation on 5 April 2023, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Ethel Crawford 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 number10936122
Previously known as
  • Procure4sure Ltd, Aug 2017 to Dec 2020
Incorporated29 August 2017 (9 years old)
Registered office31 Girton Street, Salford, M7 1UR
Nature of business (SIC)46900: Non-specialised wholesale trade (Retail)
Date entered compulsory liquidation5 April 2023
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Ethel Crawford Ltd is a retail business based in Salford, incorporated in 2017 and 6 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900). There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of Ethel Crawford Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Alan CrawfordResigned22 Jan 2022
Joanne Penney+ 2 othersResigned7 Jan 2022
Sonny SinghResigned1 Jan 2019

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

What happened

EventDateType
Dissolution deferment25 November 2024L64.04
Completion of winding up25 November 2024L64.07
Order of court to wind up26 April 2023COCOMP
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended12 April 2023DISS16(SOAS)
Compulsory liquidationStatus5 April 2023
22 earlier events · 2018 to 2023
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off7 March 2023GAZ1
Termination of appointment as a director23 February 2023TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates24 May 2022CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up30 March 2022AA
Appointment as a director8 March 2022AP01
Termination of appointment as a director7 March 2022TM01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up5 February 2021AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued17 December 2020DISS40
Resolutions16 December 2020RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made with updates16 December 2020CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off15 December 2020GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued20 November 2019DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off19 November 2019GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with updates13 November 2019CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up16 September 2019AA
Registered office address changed5 April 2019AD01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up5 April 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates5 April 2019CS01
Termination of appointment as a director5 April 2019TM01
Appointment as a director5 April 2019AP01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued12 January 2019DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off20 November 2018GAZ1
Incorporation29 August 2017NEWINC

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 Ethel Crawford Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Ethel Crawford Ltd (company number 10936122) entered compulsory liquidation on 5 April 2023, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Ethel Crawford Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Ethel Crawford Ltd on 5 April 2023. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Ethel Crawford Ltd do?
Ethel Crawford Ltd's registered nature of business is non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC 46900). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Ethel Crawford Ltd based?
Ethel Crawford Ltd's registered office is 31 Girton Street, Salford, M7 1UR. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Ethel Crawford Ltd founded?
Ethel Crawford Ltd was incorporated on 29 August 2017, 6 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Ethel Crawford Ltd's company number?
Ethel Crawford Ltd's registered company number is 10936122.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Ethel Crawford 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 Ethel Crawford 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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