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Is Gloucester Catering Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Gloucester Catering Services Limited (company number 02398735) entered compulsory liquidation on 17 June 1992, by order of the court.

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Gloucester Catering Services 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 number02398735
Incorporated27 June 1989 (37 years old)
Registered office3 Beaufort Buildings, Spa Road, Gloucester, GL1 1XB
Date entered compulsory liquidation17 June 1992
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Gloucester Catering Services Limited is a UK limited company based in Gloucester, incorporated in 1989 and 3 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of Gloucester Catering Services Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
David William FordActive

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up10 August 1992COCOMP
Notice of order of court to wind up7 July 19924.13
Compulsory liquidationStatus17 June 1992
Full accounts made up6 December 1991AA
Legacy29 August 1991363b
6 earlier events · 1989 to 1991
Full accounts made up16 February 1991AA
Legacy16 February 1991363a
Legacy5 February 199188(2)R
Legacy4 September 1990287
Legacy8 December 1989288
Legacy8 December 1989287
Incorporation27 June 1989NEWINC

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 Gloucester Catering Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Gloucester Catering Services Limited (company number 02398735) entered compulsory liquidation on 17 June 1992, by order of the court.
Where is Gloucester Catering Services Limited based?
Gloucester Catering Services Limited's registered office is 3 Beaufort Buildings, Spa Road, Gloucester, GL1 1XB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Gloucester Catering Services Limited founded?
Gloucester Catering Services Limited was incorporated on 27 June 1989, 3 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Gloucester Catering Services Limited's company number?
Gloucester Catering Services Limited's registered company number is 02398735.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Gloucester Catering Services 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 Gloucester Catering Services 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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