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Is The Invicta Hotel Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, The Invicta Hotel Limited (company number 04622091) entered compulsory liquidation on 20 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Exeter of null was appointed as liquidator.

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The Invicta Hotel Limited 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 number04622091
Previously known as
  • Starlight Restaurants Limited, Dec 2002 to Oct 2007
Incorporated19 December 2002 (24 years old)
Registered officeThe Invicta Hotel, 11-12 Osborne Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PU
Nature of business (SIC)55100: Hotels and similar accommodation (Hospitality & food)
Date entered compulsory liquidation20 May 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Exeter, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

The Invicta Hotel Limited is a hospitality & food business based in Plymouth, incorporated in 2002 and 23 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is hotels and similar accommodation (SIC 55100). There have been 8 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

8 people have been appointed as directors of The Invicta Hotel Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Betty MartinActive
Roy Ernest MartinActive
Betty MartinActive
Roy Douglas MartinResigned26 Apr 2024
Betty Charlotte Anne AinsworthResigned31 May 2012
Betty MartinResigned25 Oct 2007
Corporate Appointments Limited+ 337 othersResigned19 Dec 2002
Secretarial Appointments Limited+ 344 othersResigned19 Dec 2002

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 Roy Ernest Martin · ceased 20 May 2024
  • Mrs Betty Martin · ceased 20 May 2024

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up6 August 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus20 May 2025
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 January 2025CS01
Micro company accounts made up27 July 2024AA
Cessation as a person with significant control20 May 2024PSC07
71 earlier events · 2003 to 2024
Cessation as a person with significant control20 May 2024PSC07
Termination of appointment as a director26 April 2024TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates14 December 2023CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 October 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with updates12 December 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up21 October 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with updates17 December 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up29 October 2021AA
Resolutions17 December 2020RESOLUTIONS
Confirmation statement made with updates16 December 2020CS01
Micro company accounts made up11 October 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with updates14 December 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 July 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with updates12 December 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 July 2018AA
Notification as a person with significant control13 December 2017PSC01
Notification as a person with significant control13 December 2017PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates13 December 2017CS01
Micro company accounts made up15 July 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates12 December 2016CS01
Micro company accounts made up20 June 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders21 December 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 June 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders19 December 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up14 July 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 December 2013AR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 January 2013AR01
Current accounting period extended3 January 2013AA01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 October 2012AA
Appointment as a director31 October 2012AP01
Appointment as a secretary31 October 2012AP03
Termination of appointment as a secretary31 October 2012TM02
Accounts for a dormant company made up13 February 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 January 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 February 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders19 February 2011AR01
Director's details changed19 February 2011CH01
Director's details changed19 February 2011CH01
Secretary's details changed19 February 2011CH03
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 February 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders23 February 2010AR01
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location23 February 2010AD03
Register inspection address has been changed23 February 2010AD02
Director's details changed23 February 2010CH01
Director's details changed23 February 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 March 2009AA
Legacy12 January 2009363a
Legacy12 January 2009288c
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 March 2008AA
Legacy4 February 2008363a
Legacy4 February 2008288b
Legacy16 November 2007288a
Certificate of change of name16 October 2007CERTNM
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 April 2007AA
Legacy22 January 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up30 March 2006AA
Legacy10 February 2006363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 May 2005AA
Legacy14 January 2005363s
Legacy7 January 2004363s
Legacy5 December 200388(2)R
Legacy5 December 200388(2)R
Legacy5 December 200388(2)R
Legacy15 October 2003123
Resolutions15 October 2003RESOLUTIONS
Legacy3 September 2003225
Legacy10 February 2003287
Legacy17 January 2003288a
Legacy17 January 2003288a
Legacy17 January 2003288b
Legacy17 January 2003288b
Incorporation19 December 2002NEWINC

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 The Invicta Hotel Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. The Invicta Hotel Limited (company number 04622091) entered compulsory liquidation on 20 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Exeter of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of The Invicta Hotel Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Exeter, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of The Invicta Hotel Limited on 20 May 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does The Invicta Hotel Limited do?
The Invicta Hotel Limited's registered nature of business is hotels and similar accommodation (SIC 55100). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is The Invicta Hotel Limited based?
The Invicta Hotel Limited's registered office is The Invicta Hotel, 11-12 Osborne Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 2PU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was The Invicta Hotel Limited founded?
The Invicta Hotel Limited was incorporated on 19 December 2002, 23 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is The Invicta Hotel Limited's company number?
The Invicta Hotel Limited's registered company number is 04622091.
Who has significant control of The Invicta Hotel Limited?
2 active people with significant control over The Invicta Hotel Limited are on the register: Mr Roy Ernest Martin, Mrs Betty Martin.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of The Invicta Hotel 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 The Invicta Hotel 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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