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Meetings of creditors (CVL)

Def Star Enterprises LTD liquidation

active Company no. 14247684 Published 20 October 2026

In short: Def Star Enterprises LTD (company no. 14247684) went into creditors' voluntary liquidation, according to a Meetings of creditors (CVL) notice published in The London Gazette on 20 October 2026. The office holders are Duncan Lyle (IP number 12890); Andrew Rumsey (IP number 30250).

A virtual creditors' meeting is being convened for DEF STAR ENTERPRISES LTD to nominate liquidators and consider a liquidation committee.

Notice details

Company
DEF STAR ENTERPRISES LTD
Company number
14247684
Registered office
1056 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 6DS
Meeting date/time
30 October 2026 at 10:15AM
Meeting type
Virtual meeting of creditors
Purpose
Nomination of liquidators and decision on liquidation committee and liquidators' remuneration
Proxy deadline
Proof of debt by 16:00 on the business day before the meeting; proxies up until commencement of the meeting
Contact for meeting access
Insolvency Practitioner (details to be obtained)
Contact for proxies and proofs
Even Keel Solutions Ltd, Drewitt House, 865 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 8LW
Nominated Liquidator
Duncan Lyle (IP number 12890); Andrew Rumsey (IP number 30250)
Liquidator address
Even Keel Solutions Ltd, Drewitt House, 865 Ringwood Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 8LW
Contact person
Nicola Langsford
Contact phone
01202 237337
Contact email
[email protected]

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?.

What happens next

The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.

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Frequently asked questions

Has Def Star Enterprises LTD gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Meetings of creditors (CVL) for Def Star Enterprises LTD (company no. 14247684) on 20 October 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 Meetings of creditors (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.

What happens next?

The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.

Who is dealing with the liquidation?

The office holders named in the notice: Duncan Lyle (IP number 12890); Andrew Rumsey (IP number 30250). Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number.

The company owes me money — what can I do?

You are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims; if you have not heard from them, contact them with your invoices. 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 there — 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.