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Appointment of liquidators (CVL)

MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED

active Company no. 15851150 Published 21 July 2026

MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED has had liquidators Joph Young and Elizabeth Welch appointed on 7 July 2026 in a creditors' liquidation.

Notice details

Company
MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED
Company number
15851150
Nature of business
Licensed Restaurants
Registered office
Mexicana Hq Limited, Nh.502 E1 Studios, 1-15 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
Type of liquidation
Creditors
Date of appointment
7 July 2026
Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
Joph Young (IP No. 20290); Elizabeth Welch (IP No. 28610)
Appointed by
Members and Creditors

What this notice means

Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

Read more: What is Liquidation?.

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Frequently asked questions

Has MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) for MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED (company no. 15851150) on 21 July 2026. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

What does a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) mean?

Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.

MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED owes me money — what can I do?

If MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED owes you money you are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims. Unsecured creditors rank after fixed-charge holders, the costs of the insolvency, preferential creditors and floating-charge holders, so recovery depends on what is left in the estate.

I worked for MEXICANA RESTAURANTS LIMITED — how do I claim what I am owed?

Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from the company or from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should give you a case reference to claim with.

Source: The London Gazette and Companies House. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. This page is provided by K2 Partners for information only and is not legal or financial advice.