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Is Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited (company number 00833692) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 November 2012, by its creditors. Richard Howard Toone of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Grunwick Processing Laboratories 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
    24 May 2011
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    23 November 2012

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number00833692
Incorporated8 January 1965 (61 years old)
Registered officeLevel 33 One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation23 November 2012
LiquidatorRichard Howard Toone, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Statement of AffairsFiled 26 August 2011, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited is a UK limited company based in London, incorporated in 1965 and 47 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 22 charges have been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Anthony Martin WardActive
Anthony Martin WardActive
Kenneth William PearsonResigned31 Mar 2006
Boguslaw Ludwik ZielinskiResigned17 Mar 2006
Stuart Robert George EnglefieldResigned17 Apr 1997
Terence Robert ChapmanResigned29 Jan 1993

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

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 21 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingThe Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge · Created 31 Oct 2006 · Pending
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 21 Dec 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 31 May 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 25 Apr 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 25 Apr 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
16 earlier charges · 1981 to 2005
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 25 Apr 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 25 Apr 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 25 Apr 2005 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 7 Nov 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedHsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage · Created 5 Apr 2001 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 16 Sep 1987 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Further guarantee & debenture · Created 2 Jul 1986 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 2 Jul 1986 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 26 Feb 1981 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Merchant Bank LTD
Legal charge · Created 9 Jan 1981 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011
SatisfiedBarclays Bank LTD
Legal charge · Created 9 Jan 1981 · Satisfied 14 Jan 2011

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed18 May 2026AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments13 January 2026LIQ03
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator29 October 2025600
Removal of liquidator by court order29 October 2025LIQ10
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments23 January 2025LIQ03
138 earlier events · 1965 to 2024
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments18 January 2024LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments14 December 2022LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments25 January 2022LIQ03
Registered office address changed6 September 2021AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments26 January 2021LIQ03
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer26 February 2020NDISC
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments22 January 2020LIQ03
Registered office address changed10 April 2019AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments4 February 2019LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments30 January 2018LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments3 February 20174.68
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments28 January 20164.68
Registered office address changed30 September 2015AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments20 January 20154.68
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments24 January 20144.68
Administrator's progress report23 November 20122.24B
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation23 November 20122.34B
Administrator's progress report25 May 20122.24B
Notice of extension of period of Administration25 May 20122.31B
Administrator's progress report3 January 20122.24B
Statement of affairs26 August 20112.16B
Result of meeting of creditors9 August 20112.23B
Statement of administrator's proposal19 July 20112.17B
Registered office address changed3 June 2011AD01
Appointment of an administrator3 June 20112.12B
AdministrationStatus24 May 2011
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Legacy17 January 2011MG02
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders12 January 2011AR01
Full accounts made up5 August 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders5 January 2010AR01
Director's details changed4 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed4 January 2010CH01
Secretary's details changed4 January 2010CH03
Full accounts made up7 December 2009AA
Legacy16 January 2009363a
Full accounts made up1 September 2008AA
Legacy19 February 2008363a
Full accounts made up5 September 2007AA
Auditor's resignation12 February 2007AUD
Legacy8 February 2007363a
Resolutions17 November 2006RESOLUTIONS
Full accounts made up14 November 2006AA
Legacy9 November 2006395
Legacy27 October 2006288b
Resolutions27 October 2006RESOLUTIONS
Legacy30 August 2006225
Legacy23 March 2006288b
Full accounts made up4 February 2006AA
Legacy2 February 2006363a
Legacy22 December 2005395
Legacy14 June 2005395
Legacy7 May 2005395
Legacy7 May 2005395
Legacy7 May 2005395
Legacy7 May 2005395
Legacy7 May 2005395
Full accounts made up31 January 2005AA
Legacy26 January 2005363s
Legacy29 January 2004363s
Full accounts made up23 December 2003AA
Legacy20 January 2003363s
Full accounts made up22 December 2002AA
Legacy19 February 2002363s
Full accounts made up18 January 2002AA
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy21 November 2001395
Legacy14 November 2001395
Legacy7 April 2001395
Legacy6 February 2001363s
Full accounts made up16 January 2001AA
Legacy28 February 2000363s
Full accounts made up3 February 2000AA
Full accounts made up1 February 1999AA
Legacy29 January 1999363s
Full accounts made up2 February 1998AA
Legacy26 January 1998363s
Legacy21 May 1997288a
Full accounts made up29 January 1997AA
Legacy23 January 1997363s
Full accounts made up5 February 1996AA
Legacy9 January 1996363s
Full accounts made up2 February 1995AA
Legacy26 January 1995363s
A selection of mortgage documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95M
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95
Legacy11 January 1994363s
Full accounts made up11 January 1994AA
Legacy15 February 1993288
Full accounts made up3 February 1993AA
Legacy19 January 1993363s
Full accounts made up5 February 1992AA
Legacy30 January 1992363b
Auditor's resignation15 August 1991AUD
Legacy26 March 1991363a
Full accounts made up7 February 1991AA
Legacy7 June 1990288
Legacy27 April 1990288
Full accounts made up5 February 1990AA
Legacy5 February 1990363
Legacy22 January 1990288
Full accounts made up8 February 1989AA
Legacy8 February 1989363
Legacy19 July 1988288
Legacy5 February 1988363
Full accounts made up5 February 1988AA
Legacy29 September 1987395
Full accounts made up11 February 1987AA
Legacy11 February 1987363
Legacy28 January 1987288
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Legacy19 November 1986288
Legacy27 October 1986288
Legacy23 July 1986395
Miscellaneous8 January 1965MISC
Incorporation8 January 1965NEWINC

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 Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited (company number 00833692) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 November 2012, by its creditors. Richard Howard Toone of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited?
Richard Howard Toone, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited on 23 November 2012. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited based?
Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited's registered office is Level 33 One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited founded?
Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited was incorporated on 8 January 1965, 47 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited's company number?
Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited's registered company number is 00833692.
Does Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited out of 22 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Grunwick Processing Laboratories 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 Grunwick Processing Laboratories 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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