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Is Sweet Botanicals Ltd. in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Sweet Botanicals Ltd. (company number 03468716) entered compulsory liquidation on 27 October 2010, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Gloucester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Sweet Botanicals 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 number03468716
Incorporated14 November 1997 (29 years old)
Registered office32 Byron Hill Road, Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, HA2 0HY
Date entered compulsory liquidation27 October 2010
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Gloucester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Sweet Botanicals Ltd. is a UK limited company based in Harrow on the Hill, incorporated in 1997 and 13 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 5 charges have been registered against the company, 5 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Sweet Botanicals Ltd..

DirectorStatusResigned
Kenneth John StanbridgeActive
Patricia Jane StanbridgeResigned1 Apr 2010
Patricia Jane StanbridgeResigned1 Apr 2010
Erik John CornishResigned2 Mar 1998
Erik John CornishResigned2 Mar 1998
Instant Companies Limited+ 1043 othersResigned14 Nov 1997
Swift Incorporations Limited+ 2167 othersResigned14 Nov 1997

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 5 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingBibby Financial Services Limited
Debenture · Created 19 Jun 2008 · Pending
OutstandingKeith James Bruce-Smith, Roger Hugh Knight Seelig & Michael David Stanford-Tuck (The Trusteesof the Earl Bathurst Estate Settlement 1963)
Rent deposit deed · Created 27 Oct 2004 · Pending
OutstandingBibby Trade Finance Limited
Mortgage debenture · Created 28 May 2003 · Pending
OutstandingKeith James Bruce-Smith and Roger Hugh Knight Seelig, as Trustees of Theearl Bathurst Estate Settlement 1963
Rent deposit deed · Created 28 Aug 2001 · Pending
OutstandingBibby Commercial Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge · Created 11 Mar 1998 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up26 November 2010COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus27 October 2010
Termination of appointment as a director18 September 2010TM01
Termination of appointment as a secretary16 September 2010TM02
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 April 2010AA
42 earlier events · 1997 to 2009
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 December 2009AR01
Director's details changed15 December 2009CH01
Director's details changed15 December 2009CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 November 2009AA
Legacy12 May 2009287
Legacy12 November 2008363a
Legacy7 July 2008287
Legacy21 June 2008395
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 January 2008AA
Legacy27 November 2007363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 May 2007AA
Legacy13 December 2006363s
Legacy13 December 2006287
Legacy11 April 2006363s
Total exemption full accounts made up13 March 2006AA
Total exemption full accounts made up20 December 2004AA
Legacy8 November 2004363s
Legacy29 October 2004395
Legacy8 April 2004363s
Total exemption full accounts made up17 January 2004AA
Legacy30 May 2003395
Legacy6 November 2002363s
Total exemption full accounts made up5 September 2002AA
Full accounts made up4 December 2001AA
Legacy8 November 2001363s
Legacy4 September 2001395
Full accounts made up23 November 2000AA
Legacy15 November 2000363s
Full accounts made up3 February 2000AA
Legacy5 January 2000288b
Legacy19 November 1999363s
Legacy2 June 1999287
Legacy15 December 1998363s
Legacy9 October 1998225
Legacy16 September 1998287
Legacy23 March 1998288a
Legacy18 March 1998395
Legacy12 March 1998288b
Legacy2 December 1997288b
Legacy2 December 1997288b
Legacy2 December 1997288a
Legacy2 December 1997288a
Incorporation14 November 1997NEWINC

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 Sweet Botanicals Ltd. in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Sweet Botanicals Ltd. (company number 03468716) entered compulsory liquidation on 27 October 2010, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Gloucester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Sweet Botanicals Ltd.?
The Official Receiver Or Gloucester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Sweet Botanicals Ltd. on 27 October 2010. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Sweet Botanicals Ltd. based?
Sweet Botanicals Ltd.'s registered office is 32 Byron Hill Road, Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, HA2 0HY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Sweet Botanicals Ltd. founded?
Sweet Botanicals Ltd. was incorporated on 14 November 1997, 13 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Sweet Botanicals Ltd.'s company number?
Sweet Botanicals Ltd.'s registered company number is 03468716.
Does Sweet Botanicals Ltd. have any outstanding charges?
5 outstanding charges are registered against Sweet Botanicals Ltd. out of 5 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Sweet Botanicals 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 Sweet Botanicals 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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