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Is M & H Decorating Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, M & H Decorating Limited (company number 04943785) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 August 2024, by its creditors. John Peter Fisher of null was appointed as liquidator.

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M & H Decorating 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 number04943785
Previously known as
  • Havantech Limited, Oct 2003 to Mar 2004
Incorporated27 October 2003 (23 years old)
Registered officeYorkshire House, 18 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG
Nature of business (SIC)43341: Painting (Construction)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation23 August 2024
LiquidatorJohn Peter Fisher, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

M & H Decorating Limited is a construction business based in Liverpool, incorporated in 2003 and 21 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is painting (SIC 43341). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of M & H Decorating Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Michael Anthony NicholasActive
Alan Fredrick NicholasResigned28 May 2024
Helen NicholasResigned10 Mar 2021
Michael Anthony NicholasResigned1 Aug 2004
Christine Susan Avis+ 28 othersResigned4 Feb 2004
North West Registration Services (1994) Limited+ 17 othersResigned4 Feb 2004

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
  • Mr Helen Nicholas · ceased 10 Mar 2021

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments1 September 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed18 August 2025AD01
Registered office address changed3 September 2024AD01
Statement of affairs3 September 2024LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator3 September 2024600
76 earlier events · 2004 to 2024
Resolutions3 September 2024RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus23 August 2024
Termination of appointment as a secretary28 May 2024TM02
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended11 April 2024DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off26 March 2024GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 March 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up15 September 2022AA
Total exemption full accounts made up20 July 2022AA
Previous accounting period shortened22 April 2022AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates18 March 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up21 July 2021AA
Previous accounting period shortened21 April 2021AA01
Change of details as a person with significant control19 March 2021PSC04
Confirmation statement made with updates18 March 2021CS01
Director's details changed18 March 2021CH01
Cessation as a person with significant control18 March 2021PSC07
Change of details as a person with significant control18 March 2021PSC04
Termination of appointment as a director18 March 2021TM01
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 November 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 June 2020AA
Previous accounting period shortened27 April 2020AA01
Previous accounting period shortened29 January 2020AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates1 November 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 January 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 November 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up24 January 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates8 November 2017CS01
Previous accounting period extended28 June 2017AA01
Total exemption full accounts made up22 December 2016AA
Confirmation statement made with updates30 November 2016CS01
Registered office address changed31 October 2016AD01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued30 April 2016DISS40
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 April 2016AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended15 April 2016DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off8 March 2016GAZ1
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 October 2015AR01
Director's details changed30 October 2015CH01
Secretary's details changed30 October 2015CH03
Director's details changed30 October 2015CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 January 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 November 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 December 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 November 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 December 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 November 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 December 2011AA
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares20 December 2011SH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 November 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up23 December 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 November 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 January 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 December 2009AR01
Director's details changed17 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed17 December 2009CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 January 2009AA
Legacy27 November 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 January 2008AA
Legacy27 November 2007363a
Legacy18 April 2007288a
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 December 2006AA
Legacy30 November 2006363a
Legacy31 October 2006288c
Legacy23 February 2006363a
Legacy6 October 2005288c
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 September 2005AA
Legacy12 May 2005225
Legacy25 January 2005363s
Legacy16 September 2004288b
Legacy16 September 2004288a
Legacy28 April 2004288c
Certificate of change of name18 March 2004CERTNM
Legacy19 February 2004287
Legacy19 February 2004288b
Legacy19 February 2004288b
Legacy19 February 2004288a
Legacy19 February 2004288a
Incorporation27 October 2003NEWINC

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 M & H Decorating Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. M & H Decorating Limited (company number 04943785) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 23 August 2024, by its creditors. John Peter Fisher of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of M & H Decorating Limited?
John Peter Fisher, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of M & H Decorating Limited on 23 August 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does M & H Decorating Limited do?
M & H Decorating Limited's registered nature of business is painting (SIC 43341). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is M & H Decorating Limited based?
M & H Decorating Limited's registered office is Yorkshire House, 18 Chapel Street, Liverpool, L3 9AG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was M & H Decorating Limited founded?
M & H Decorating Limited was incorporated on 27 October 2003, 21 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is M & H Decorating Limited's company number?
M & H Decorating Limited's registered company number is 04943785.
Who has significant control of M & H Decorating Limited?
1 active person with significant control over M & H Decorating Limited is on the register: Mr Michael Anthony Nicholas.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of M & H Decorating 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 M & H Decorating 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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