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Is Scared Crow Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Scared Crow Limited (company number 05120431) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 11 March 2024, by its creditors. Hayley Maddison of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Scared Crow 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 number05120431
Incorporated6 May 2004 (22 years old)
Registered officeSuite 18 Stanta Business Centre, St. Albans, AL3 6PF
Nature of business (SIC)56302: Public houses and bars (Hospitality & food)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation11 March 2024
LiquidatorHayley Maddison, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Scared Crow Limited is a hospitality & food business based in St Albans, incorporated in 2004 and 20 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is public houses and bars (SIC 56302). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Scared Crow Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Tina BeadleActive
Tina BeadleActive
Robert Douglas BeadleResigned17 Jan 2018
London Law Secretarial Limited+ 155 othersResigned6 May 2004
London Law Services Limited+ 156 othersResigned6 May 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 Robert Douglas Beadle · ceased 17 Jan 2018

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments15 May 2026LIQ03
Registered office address changed from The Old Brewhouse 49-51 Brewhouse Hill Wheathampstead St. Albans Hertfordshire AL4 8AN to Suite 18 Stanta Business Centre 3 Soothouse Spring St. Albans Hertfordshire AL3 6PF on 2025-06-1616 June 2025AD01
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments to 2025-03-1014 May 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed from Leytonstone House Leytonstone London E11 1GA to The Old Brewhouse 49-51 Brewhouse Hill Wheathampstead St. Albans Hertfordshire AL4 8AN on 2024-04-033 April 2024AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator21 March 2024600
60 earlier events · 2004 to 2024
Resolutions21 March 2024RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs21 March 2024LIQ02
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus11 March 2024
Previous accounting period shortened from 2023-03-27 to 2023-03-2627 December 2023AA01
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-06 with no updates16 May 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-3127 March 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-05-06 with no updates20 May 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-03-3129 March 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-05-06 with no updates18 May 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-03-3127 March 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-05-06 with no updates13 May 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-03-3127 December 2019AA
Secretary's details changed for Mrs Tina Beadle on 2019-05-2021 May 2019CH03
Confirmation statement made on 2019-05-06 with no updates20 May 2019CS01
Secretary's details changed for Mrs Tina Beadle on 2019-05-2020 May 2019CH03
Director's details changed for Mrs Tina Beadle on 2019-05-2020 May 2019CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-03-3128 March 2019AA
Previous accounting period shortened from 2018-03-28 to 2018-03-2728 December 2018AA01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-05-06 with updates21 May 2018CS01
Change of details for Mrs Tina Beadle as a person with significant control on 2018-01-1721 May 2018PSC04
Cessation of Robert Douglas Beadle as a person with significant control on 2018-01-1721 May 2018PSC07
Termination of appointment of Robert Douglas Beadle as a director on 2018-01-1721 May 2018TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-03-3127 March 2018AA
Previous accounting period shortened from 2017-03-29 to 2017-03-2827 December 2017AA01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-05-06 with updates25 May 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-03-3122 March 2017AA
Previous accounting period shortened from 2016-03-30 to 2016-03-2922 December 2016AA01
Annual return made up to 2016-05-06 with full list of shareholders3 June 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-03-3122 March 2016AA
Previous accounting period shortened from 2015-03-31 to 2015-03-3022 December 2015AA01
Annual return made up to 2015-05-06 with full list of shareholders29 May 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-03-3130 January 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2014-05-06 with full list of shareholders30 May 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-03-3120 December 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2013-05-06 with full list of shareholders3 June 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-03-312 January 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2012-05-06 with full list of shareholders21 May 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-03-3120 December 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-05-06 with full list of shareholders16 June 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-03-314 January 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2010-05-06 with full list of shareholders8 July 2010AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-03-3120 December 2009AA
Legacy22 June 2009363a
Legacy16 June 2009287
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2008-03-3115 January 2009AA
Legacy27 October 2008288c
Legacy2 October 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2007-03-312 February 2008AA
Legacy17 July 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2006-03-315 February 2007AA
Legacy16 June 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2005-03-3126 January 2006AA
Legacy24 May 2005363s
Legacy29 April 2005225
Legacy10 September 200488(2)R
Legacy11 May 2004288a
Legacy11 May 2004288a
Legacy11 May 2004287
Legacy10 May 2004288b
Legacy10 May 2004288b
Incorporation6 May 2004NEWINC

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 Scared Crow Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Scared Crow Limited (company number 05120431) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 11 March 2024, by its creditors. Hayley Maddison of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Scared Crow Limited?
Hayley Maddison, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Scared Crow Limited on 11 March 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Scared Crow Limited do?
Scared Crow Limited's registered nature of business is public houses and bars (SIC 56302). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is Scared Crow Limited based?
Scared Crow Limited's registered office is Suite 18 Stanta Business Centre, St. Albans, AL3 6PF. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Scared Crow Limited founded?
Scared Crow Limited was incorporated on 6 May 2004, 20 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Scared Crow Limited's company number?
Scared Crow Limited's registered company number is 05120431.
Who has significant control of Scared Crow Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Scared Crow Limited is on the register: Mrs Tina Beadle.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Scared Crow 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 Scared Crow 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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