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Is Medicine Box Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Medicine Box Ltd (company number 09457710) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 May 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Medicine Box 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 number09457710
Incorporated25 February 2015 (11 years old)
Registered officeChilterns House, Eton Place, 64, Slough, SL1 7JT
Nature of business (SIC)46460: Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (Retail)
Date entered compulsory liquidation13 May 2026
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Medicine Box Ltd is a retail business based in Slough, incorporated in 2015 and 11 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (SIC 46460). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Medicine Box Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Yu ZhangActive
Anran HuResigned30 Jun 2021
Chenyang MaResigned9 Apr 2021
Shu Yien YeoResigned21 Mar 2021
Imran Skhawat+ 1 otherResigned12 Feb 2017
Amjid Malik KhanResigned12 Feb 2017
Mandeep Kaur Purewal+ 1 otherResigned12 Feb 2017

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.

2 ceased controls
  • Mr Chenyang Ma · ceased 9 Apr 2021
  • Mr Anran Hu · ceased 30 Jun 2021

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed from Chilterns House, Eton Place, 64 High Street Slough SL1 7JT to 10 Fleet Place London EC4M 7RB on 2026-06-011 June 2026AD01
Appointment of a liquidator29 May 2026WU04
Order of court to wind up26 May 2026COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus13 May 2026
Restoration by order of the court11 October 2024AC92
36 earlier events · 2016 to 2024
Bona Vacantia disclaimer9 April 2024BONA
Final Gazette dissolved via compulsory strike-off16 January 2024GAZ2
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended17 January 2023DISS16(SOAS)
Registered office address changed from Unit 6a 2 Craster Street Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 5AG England to Chilterns House, Eton Place, 64 High Street Slough SL1 7JT on 2023-01-055 January 2023AD01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended13 December 2022DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off15 November 2022GAZ1
Confirmation statement made on 2021-08-27 with updates27 August 2021CS01
Termination of appointment of Anran Hu as a director on 2021-06-3027 August 2021TM01
Cessation of Anran Hu as a person with significant control on 2021-06-3027 August 2021PSC07
Micro company accounts made up to 2021-02-2828 June 2021AA
Cessation of Chenyang Ma as a person with significant control on 2021-04-099 April 2021PSC07
Termination of appointment of Chenyang Ma as a director on 2021-04-099 April 2021TM01
Termination of appointment of Shu Yien Yeo as a director on 2021-03-2121 March 2021TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2021-02-01 with updates1 February 2021CS01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2020-04-151 February 2021SH01
Micro company accounts made up to 2020-02-2815 October 2020AA
Registered office address changed from 7 Biggart Close Beeston Nottingham NG9 6NN United Kingdom to Unit 6a 2 Craster Street Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 5AG on 2020-04-2323 April 2020AD01
Notification of Yu Zhang as a person with significant control on 2020-04-2323 April 2020PSC01
Appointment of Yu Zhang as a director on 2020-04-2323 April 2020AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2020-02-25 with no updates20 March 2020CS01
Micro company accounts made up to 2019-02-2820 November 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-02-25 with no updates25 March 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up to 2018-02-2821 November 2018AA
Registered office address changed from 68 Clumber Avenue Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 4BJ to 7 Biggart Close Beeston Nottingham NG9 6NN on 2018-06-1111 June 2018AD01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-02-25 with no updates2 April 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up to 2017-02-2831 August 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-02-25 with updates4 April 2017CS01
Appointment of Mrs Shu Yien Jacquelyn Yeo as a director on 2017-03-018 March 2017AP01
Registered office address changed from Lawrence House 37 Normanton Road Derby Derby DE1 2GJ England to 68 Clumber Avenue Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 4BJ on 2017-03-088 March 2017AD01
Appointment of Mr Chenyang Ma as a director on 2017-02-1215 February 2017AP01
Appointment of Mr Anran Hu as a director on 2017-02-1215 February 2017AP01
Termination of appointment of Amjid Malik Khan as a director on 2017-02-1214 February 2017TM01
Termination of appointment of Imran Skhawat as a director on 2017-02-1214 February 2017TM01
Termination of appointment of Mandeep Kaur Purewal as a director on 2017-02-1214 February 2017TM01
Micro company accounts made up to 2016-02-2822 November 2016AA
Annual return made up to 2016-02-25 with full list of shareholders11 April 2016AR01
Incorporation25 February 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 Medicine Box Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Medicine Box Ltd (company number 09457710) entered compulsory liquidation on 13 May 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Medicine Box Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Medicine Box Ltd on 13 May 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Medicine Box Ltd do?
Medicine Box Ltd's registered nature of business is wholesale of pharmaceutical goods (SIC 46460). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Medicine Box Ltd based?
Medicine Box Ltd's registered office is Chilterns House, Eton Place, 64, Slough, SL1 7JT. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Medicine Box Ltd founded?
Medicine Box Ltd was incorporated on 25 February 2015, 11 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Medicine Box Ltd's company number?
Medicine Box Ltd's registered company number is 09457710.
Who has significant control of Medicine Box Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Medicine Box Ltd is on the register: Mr Yu Zhang.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Medicine Box 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 Medicine Box 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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