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Is Fermentation Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Fermentation Limited (company number 10302578) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 January 2020, by its creditors. Hugh Francis Jesseman of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Fermentation 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    30 January 2019
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    7 January 2020

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number10302578
Incorporated29 July 2016 (10 years old)
Registered officeSwan House, Brentwood, CM14 4HE
Nature of business (SIC)47250: Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation7 January 2020
LiquidatorHugh Francis Jesseman, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Fermentation Limited is a retail business based in Brentwood, incorporated in 2016 and 4 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (SIC 47250). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Fermentation Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Andrew BirtleyActive
Andrew BirtleyActive
Peter Royston CharlesResigned29 Nov 2018
Daniel ElswoodResigned9 Apr 2018
Daniel ElswoodResigned9 Apr 2018
Igo KonradsResigned9 Apr 2018
Andrew BritleyResigned9 Oct 2017

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 Daniel Edward Elswood · ceased 9 Apr 2018
  • Mr Andrew Birtley · ceased 22 Nov 2018

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingStephen Wishart
A registered charge · Created 16 Apr 2018 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up15 April 2026LIQ14
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2025-01-0611 March 2025LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2024-01-0618 March 2024LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2023-01-0614 March 2023LIQ03
Removal of liquidator by court order18 May 2022LIQ10
39 earlier events · 2016 to 2022
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator18 May 2022600
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2022-01-0611 March 2022LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2021-01-0617 March 2021LIQ03
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation7 January 2020AM22
Administrator's progress report2 September 2019AM10
Result of meeting of creditors9 April 2019AM07
Statement of administrator's proposal28 March 2019AM03
Registered office address changed from Fifth Floor, Number 11 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 1LP England to Swan House 9 Queens Road Brentwood Essex CM14 4HE on 2019-02-066 February 2019AD01
Appointment of an administrator30 January 2019AM01
Notification of Madhu Swapna Prasadam as a person with significant control on 2018-12-1111 December 2018PSC01
Registered office address changed from Buckingham House Myrtle Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9SG England to Fifth Floor, Number 11 Leadenhall Street London EC3V 1LP on 2018-12-1010 December 2018AD01
Termination of appointment of Peter Royston Charles as a director on 2018-11-2929 November 2018TM01
Cessation of Andrew Birtley as a person with significant control on 2018-11-2222 November 2018PSC07
Appointment of Mr Peter Royston Charles as a director on 2018-11-2222 November 2018AP01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-11-3023 September 2018AA
Registered office address changed from 71-75 Shelton Street London Greater London WC2H 9JQ United Kingdom to Buckingham House Myrtle Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9SG on 2018-05-3131 May 2018AD01
Registered office address changed from Buckingham House Myrtle Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9SG England to 71-75 Shelton Street London Greater London WC2H 9JQ on 2018-05-1717 May 2018AD01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-05-02 with updates2 May 2018CS01
Registration of charge 103025780001, created on 2018-04-1625 April 2018MR01
Appointment of Mr Andrew Birtley as a director on 2018-04-1011 April 2018AP01
Termination of appointment of Daniel Elswood as a secretary on 2018-04-0910 April 2018TM02
Cessation of Daniel Edward Elswood as a person with significant control on 2018-04-0910 April 2018PSC07
Termination of appointment of Daniel Elswood as a director on 2018-04-0910 April 2018TM01
Termination of appointment of Igo Konrads as a director on 2018-04-0910 April 2018TM01
Previous accounting period extended from 2017-07-31 to 2017-11-308 February 2018AA01
Appointment of Mr Igo Konrads as a director on 2017-12-044 December 2017AP01
Notification of Andrew Birtley as a person with significant control on 2017-10-097 November 2017PSC01
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement on 2017-11-077 November 2017PSC09
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2017-09-292 November 2017SH01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2017-08-032 November 2017SH01
Sub-division of shares on 2017-08-021 November 2017SH02
Appointment of Mr Andrew Birtley as a director on 2017-10-091 November 2017AP01
Termination of appointment of Andrew Britley as a director on 2017-10-091 November 2017TM01
Appointment of Mr Andrew Britley as a director on 2017-10-099 October 2017AP01
Notification of Daniel Edward Elswood as a person with significant control on 2016-07-293 August 2017PSC01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-07-28 with no updates2 August 2017CS01
Registered office address changed from 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ United Kingdom to Buckingham House Myrtle Lane Billingshurst West Sussex RH14 9SG on 2017-07-3131 July 2017AD01
Registered office address changed from 31 Cross Lances Road Hounslow TW3 2AD England to 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ on 2016-08-099 August 2016AD01
Registered office address changed from Flat 1Howard House High Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2LU United Kingdom to 31 Cross Lances Road Hounslow TW3 2AD on 2016-08-011 August 2016AD01
Incorporation29 July 2016NEWINC

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 Fermentation Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Fermentation Limited (company number 10302578) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 January 2020, by its creditors. Hugh Francis Jesseman of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Fermentation Limited?
Hugh Francis Jesseman, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Fermentation Limited on 7 January 2020. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Fermentation Limited do?
Fermentation Limited's registered nature of business is retail sale of beverages in specialised stores (SIC 47250). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Fermentation Limited based?
Fermentation Limited's registered office is Swan House, Brentwood, CM14 4HE. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Fermentation Limited founded?
Fermentation Limited was incorporated on 29 July 2016, 4 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Fermentation Limited's company number?
Fermentation Limited's registered company number is 10302578.
Who has significant control of Fermentation Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Fermentation Limited is on the register: Ms Madhu Swapna Prasadam.
Does Fermentation Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Fermentation Limited out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Fermentation 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 Fermentation 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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