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Is HOW Much? Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, HOW Much? Limited (company number 02727927) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 April 1994, by order of the court.

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HOW Much? 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 number02727927
Incorporated1 July 1992 (34 years old)
Registered officeTreviot House, 186-192 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1JQ
Date entered compulsory liquidation13 April 1994
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

HOW Much? Limited is a UK limited company based in Ilford, incorporated in 1992 and 2 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of HOW Much? Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Paul John DuffyActive
Paul John DuffyActive
Gordon Martin BrownActive
Dudley Robert Alexander Miles+ 6 othersResigned1 Jul 1992
Vera Alexander MilesResigned1 Jul 1992

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

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up3 May 1994COCOMP
Court order notice of winding up20 April 1994F14
Compulsory liquidationStatus13 April 1994
Resolutions30 March 1994RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs30 March 19944.20
4 earlier events · 1992 to 1994
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator30 March 1994600
Legacy16 March 1994287
Legacy30 July 1992288
Legacy30 July 1992288
Incorporation1 July 1992NEWINC

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 HOW Much? Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. HOW Much? Limited (company number 02727927) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 April 1994, by order of the court.
Where is HOW Much? Limited based?
HOW Much? Limited's registered office is Treviot House, 186-192 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1JQ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was HOW Much? Limited founded?
HOW Much? Limited was incorporated on 1 July 1992, 2 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is HOW Much? Limited's company number?
HOW Much? Limited's registered company number is 02727927.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of HOW Much? 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 HOW Much? 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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