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Is York Staff Services Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, York Staff Services Ltd (company number 12100003) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 August 2024, by its creditors. Rosalind Mary Hilton of null was appointed as liquidator.

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York Staff Services Ltd 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 number12100003
Previously known as
  • Simplicity Catering Ltd, Jul 2019 to Dec 2023
Incorporated12 July 2019 (7 years old)
Registered office269 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 3PB
Nature of business (SIC)56101: Licenced restaurants (Hospitality & food)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation16 August 2024
LiquidatorRosalind Mary Hilton, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

York Staff Services Ltd is a hospitality & food business based in Blackpool, incorporated in 2019 and 5 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is licenced restaurants (SIC 56101). 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 York Staff Services Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Sofia Valentine ScottActive
Walter Claude ScottResigned30 Sep 2023
Walter Gary ScottResigned3 Sep 2023
Walter Claude ScottResigned24 Jan 2023
Walter Gary ScottResigned31 May 2022
Walter Claude ScottResigned26 Oct 2021
Sofia Valentine ScottResigned30 Mar 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.

4 ceased controls
  • Mr Walter Scott · ceased 1 May 2022
  • Mrs Cathryn Amelia Scott · ceased 23 Jan 2023
  • Mr Walter Gary Scott · ceased 26 Sep 2023
  • Mrs Cathryn Amelia Scott · ceased 18 Jun 2024

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments26 September 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed22 August 2024AD01
Statement of affairs22 August 2024LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator22 August 2024600
Resolutions22 August 2024RESOLUTIONS
38 earlier events · 2020 to 2024
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus16 August 2024
Confirmation statement made with updates25 June 2024CS01
Cessation as a person with significant control25 June 2024PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control25 June 2024PSC01
Director's details changed9 April 2024CH01
Director's details changed19 March 2024CH01
Certificate of change of name11 December 2023CERTNM
Micro company accounts made up22 November 2023AA
Cessation as a person with significant control2 October 2023PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control2 October 2023PSC01
Termination of appointment as a director2 October 2023TM01
Appointment as a director2 October 2023AP01
Confirmation statement made with updates26 September 2023CS01
Termination of appointment as a director4 September 2023TM01
Appointment as a director4 September 2023AP01
Micro company accounts made up16 March 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with updates24 January 2023CS01
Notification as a person with significant control24 January 2023PSC01
Cessation as a person with significant control24 January 2023PSC07
Termination of appointment as a director24 January 2023TM01
Appointment as a director24 January 2023AP01
Previous accounting period extended20 July 2022AA01
Termination of appointment as a director31 May 2022TM01
Appointment as a director31 May 2022AP01
Cessation as a person with significant control21 May 2022PSC07
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 March 2022CS01
Registered office address changed28 October 2021AD01
Termination of appointment as a director26 October 2021TM01
Appointment as a director26 October 2021AP01
Micro company accounts made up22 July 2021AA
Appointment as a director28 May 2021AP01
Cessation as a person with significant control3 April 2021PSC07
Notification as a person with significant control1 April 2021PSC01
Confirmation statement made with updates1 April 2021CS01
Termination of appointment as a director1 April 2021TM01
Change of details as a person with significant control1 April 2021PSC04
Registered office address changed8 December 2020AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates15 July 2020CS01
Incorporation12 July 2019NEWINC

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 York Staff Services Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. York Staff Services Ltd (company number 12100003) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 August 2024, by its creditors. Rosalind Mary Hilton of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of York Staff Services Ltd?
Rosalind Mary Hilton, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of York Staff Services Ltd on 16 August 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does York Staff Services Ltd do?
York Staff Services Ltd's registered nature of business is licenced restaurants (SIC 56101). It is classified in the hospitality & food sector.
Where is York Staff Services Ltd based?
York Staff Services Ltd's registered office is 269 Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 3PB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was York Staff Services Ltd founded?
York Staff Services Ltd was incorporated on 12 July 2019, 5 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is York Staff Services Ltd's company number?
York Staff Services Ltd's registered company number is 12100003.
Who has significant control of York Staff Services Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over York Staff Services Ltd is on the register: Mrs Sofia Richardson.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of York Staff Services 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 York Staff Services 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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