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Is General Store Winchester Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, General Store Winchester Limited (company number 12383532) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 January 2024, by its creditors. Marcus Tout of null was appointed as liquidator.

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General Store Winchester 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 number12383532
Previously known as
  • The Hero Collective Limited, Jan 2020 to Jul 2020
Incorporated2 January 2020 (6 years old)
Registered officeOffice 43 1000 Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EZ
Nature of business (SIC)47290: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation5 January 2024
LiquidatorMarcus Tout, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

General Store Winchester Limited is a retail business based in Portsmouth, incorporated in 2020 and 4 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other retail sale of food in specialised stores (SIC 47290). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of General Store Winchester Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Alexander Mark Paul DonnanActive
Laura Jayne Turner+ 2 othersActive

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments10 March 2026LIQ03
Registered office address changed15 December 2025AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments10 March 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed11 January 2024AD01
Statement of affairs11 January 2024LIQ02
20 earlier events · 2020 to 2024
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator10 January 2024600
Resolutions10 January 2024RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus5 January 2024
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2023AA
Notification as a person with significant control7 September 2023PSC01
Notification as a person with significant control7 September 2023PSC01
Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement7 September 2023PSC09
Director's details changed28 February 2023CH01
Director's details changed28 February 2023CH01
Registered office address changed28 February 2023AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates12 January 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up18 October 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with updates21 January 2022CS01
Director's details changed22 November 2021CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up4 October 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with updates4 June 2021CS01
Director's details changed14 May 2021CH01
Director's details changed14 May 2021CH01
Resolutions2 July 2020RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed2 July 2020AD01
Incorporation2 January 2020NEWINC

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 General Store Winchester Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. General Store Winchester Limited (company number 12383532) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 January 2024, by its creditors. Marcus Tout of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of General Store Winchester Limited?
Marcus Tout, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of General Store Winchester Limited on 5 January 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does General Store Winchester Limited do?
General Store Winchester Limited's registered nature of business is other retail sale of food in specialised stores (SIC 47290). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is General Store Winchester Limited based?
General Store Winchester Limited's registered office is Office 43 1000 Lakeside North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3EZ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was General Store Winchester Limited founded?
General Store Winchester Limited was incorporated on 2 January 2020, 4 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is General Store Winchester Limited's company number?
General Store Winchester Limited's registered company number is 12383532.
Who has significant control of General Store Winchester Limited?
2 active people with significant control over General Store Winchester Limited are on the register: Mrs Laura Jayne Turner, Mr Alexander Mark Paul Donnan.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of General Store Winchester 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 General Store Winchester 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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