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Is Love Cake Cafe Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Love Cake Cafe Limited (company number 10145374) entered compulsory liquidation on 19 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Love Cake Cafe 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 number10145374
Incorporated25 April 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office20 Vespasian Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2RD
Nature of business (SIC)56102: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes (Hospitality & food)
Date entered compulsory liquidation19 February 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Love Cake Cafe Limited is a hospitality & food business based in Dorchester, incorporated in 2016 and 9 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is unlicenced restaurants and cafes (SIC 56102). There have been 3 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of Love Cake Cafe Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Emily Kate StrangeActive
Ian Robert WinsorResigned14 Apr 2025
Janet Elizabeth StrangeResigned31 Mar 2018

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.

1 ceased control
  • Mrs Janet Elizabeth Strange · ceased 31 Mar 2018

What happened

EventDateType
Termination of appointment as a secretary14 April 2025TM02
Order of court to wind up28 March 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus19 February 2025
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off4 April 2023GAZ1(A)
Voluntary strike-off action has been suspended30 March 2023SOAS(A)
13 earlier events · 2017 to 2023
Application to strike the company off the register24 March 2023DS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended12 December 2020DISS16(SOAS)
Appointment as a secretary23 November 2020AP03
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off10 November 2020GAZ1
Micro company accounts made up31 January 2020AA
Previous accounting period shortened14 May 2019AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates26 April 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up31 January 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 April 2018CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control16 April 2018PSC07
Termination of appointment as a director16 April 2018TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up3 March 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates9 June 2017CS01
Incorporation25 April 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 Love Cake Cafe Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Love Cake Cafe Limited (company number 10145374) entered compulsory liquidation on 19 February 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Love Cake Cafe Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Love Cake Cafe Limited on 19 February 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Love Cake Cafe Limited do?
Love Cake Cafe Limited's registered nature of business is unlicenced restaurants and cafes (SIC 56102). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is Love Cake Cafe Limited based?
Love Cake Cafe Limited's registered office is 20 Vespasian Way, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2RD. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Love Cake Cafe Limited founded?
Love Cake Cafe Limited was incorporated on 25 April 2016, 9 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Love Cake Cafe Limited's company number?
Love Cake Cafe Limited's registered company number is 10145374.
Who has significant control of Love Cake Cafe Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Love Cake Cafe Limited is on the register: Miss Emily Strange.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Love Cake Cafe 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 Love Cake Cafe 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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