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Is Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd (company number NI634663) entered compulsory liquidation on 18 April 2024, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Belfast of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd 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 numberNI634663
Previously known as
  • Meadow Farm Quality Farm Foods Ltd, Nov 2015 to Nov 2015
Incorporated5 November 2015 (11 years old)
Registered officeC/O The Insolvency Service, Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FD
Nature of business (SIC)10110: Processing and preserving of meat (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation18 April 2024
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Belfast, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd is a manufacturing business based in Belfast, incorporated in 2015 and 9 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is processing and preserving of meat (SIC 10110). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Martin Gerard RaffertyActive
Martin RaffertyActive
Ciara RaffertyActive
Francis Joseph FosterResigned8 Feb 2021
Francis Joseph FosterResigned8 Feb 2021

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 Francis Joseph Foster · ceased 8 Feb 2021

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed27 December 2024AD01
Order of court to wind up23 April 2024COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus18 April 2024
Confirmation statement made with updates12 December 2023CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued16 August 2023DISS40
29 earlier events · 2015 to 2023
Total exemption full accounts made up15 August 2023AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended10 August 2023DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 August 2023GAZ1
Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated27 March 2023RP04CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates21 November 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 September 2022AA
Appointment as a director11 February 2022AP01
Confirmation statement made with no updates21 December 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 June 2021AA
Cessation as a person with significant control21 June 2021PSC07
Appointment as a secretary1 March 2021AP03
Termination of appointment as a director1 March 2021TM01
Termination of appointment as a secretary1 March 2021TM02
Confirmation statement made with no updates11 January 2021CS01
Previous accounting period extended4 November 2020AA01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates14 November 2019CS01
Director's details changed10 May 2019CH01
Notification as a person with significant control10 May 2019PSC01
Legacy10 May 2019RPCH01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 December 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 November 2018CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 November 2017CS01
Micro company accounts made up3 August 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates10 November 2016CS01
Current accounting period extended7 July 2016AA01
Memorandum and Articles of Association7 December 2015MA
Resolutions7 December 2015RESOLUTIONS
Certificate of change of name17 November 2015CERTNM
Incorporation5 November 2015NEWINC

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd (company number NI634663) entered compulsory liquidation on 18 April 2024, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Belfast of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Belfast, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd on 18 April 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd do?
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd's registered nature of business is processing and preserving of meat (SIC 10110). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd based?
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd's registered office is C/O The Insolvency Service, Adelaide House, 39-49 Adelaide Street, Belfast, BT2 8FD. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd founded?
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd was incorporated on 5 November 2015, 9 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd's company number?
Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd's registered company number is NI634663.
Who has significant control of Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd is on the register: Mr Martin Gerard Rafferty.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd?
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 Meadow Farm Quality Foods Ltd'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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