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Is Metbase Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Metbase Limited (company number 08390016) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 October 2023, by its creditors. Andrew John Whelan of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Metbase 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    21 October 2022
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    5 October 2023

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number08390016
Incorporated5 February 2013 (13 years old)
Registered officeUnit 2 Spinnaker Court 1c Becketts Place, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4EQ
Nature of business (SIC)43390: Other building completion and finishing (Construction)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation5 October 2023
LiquidatorAndrew John Whelan, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Statement of AffairsFiled 12 December 2022, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Metbase Limited is a construction business based in Kingston upon Thames, incorporated in 2013 and 10 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other building completion and finishing (SIC 43390). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of Metbase Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Philip Thomas NorkettActive
Steven Currie McDicken+ 2 othersResigned1 Nov 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 Steven Mcdicken · ceased 23 Nov 2021

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments6 November 2025LIQ03
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments11 November 2024LIQ03
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator23 October 2023600
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation5 October 2023AM22
Administrator's progress report16 May 2023AM10
29 earlier events · 2014 to 2023
Notice of deemed approval of proposals10 January 2023AM06
Statement of administrator's proposal19 December 2022AM03
Statement of affairs12 December 2022AM02
Registered office address changed21 October 2022AD01
Appointment of an administrator21 October 2022AM01
Previous accounting period shortened23 August 2022AA01
Confirmation statement made with updates16 December 2021CS01
Notification as a person with significant control16 December 2021PSC01
Appointment as a director16 December 2021AP01
Termination of appointment as a director16 December 2021TM01
Cessation as a person with significant control15 December 2021PSC07
Confirmation statement made with updates23 November 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 August 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 April 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up27 August 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 February 2020CS01
Full accounts made up6 March 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with updates18 February 2019CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates22 February 2018CS01
Accounts for a small company made up14 February 2018AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 May 2017AA
Director's details changed25 May 2017CH01
Confirmation statement made with updates26 March 2017CS01
Current accounting period extended12 August 2016AA01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 March 2016AR01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 November 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders6 February 2015AR01
Total exemption full accounts made up12 November 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 March 2014AR01
Incorporation5 February 2013NEWINC

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 Metbase Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Metbase Limited (company number 08390016) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 5 October 2023, by its creditors. Andrew John Whelan of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Metbase Limited?
Andrew John Whelan, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Metbase Limited on 5 October 2023. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Metbase Limited do?
Metbase Limited's registered nature of business is other building completion and finishing (SIC 43390). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Metbase Limited based?
Metbase Limited's registered office is Unit 2 Spinnaker Court 1c Becketts Place, Hampton Wick, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4EQ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Metbase Limited founded?
Metbase Limited was incorporated on 5 February 2013, 10 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Metbase Limited's company number?
Metbase Limited's registered company number is 08390016.
Who has significant control of Metbase Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Metbase Limited is on the register: Mr Philip Thomas Norkett.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Metbase 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 Metbase 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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