Empire Strikes Back LTD goes into liquidation
Liquidation Company no. 15910665 Incorporated Aug 2024 Hospitality & Food Service WA postcode area
Grosvenor House, 22 Grafton Street, Altrincham, WA14 1DU
The most recent insolvency notice for Empire Strikes Back LTD is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 05 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Darren Brookes, appointed 13 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.
Last filed balance sheet
Not yet retrieved.
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 05 Nov 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Darren Brookes as liquidator of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK LTD in a creditors' liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 05 Nov 2026
Empire Strikes Back Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Darren Brookes as liquidator.
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
Is Empire Strikes Back LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Empire Strikes Back LTD (company no. 15910665) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 05 November 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 were Empire Strikes Back LTD's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Empire Strikes Back LTD at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Empire Strikes Back LTD have?
Empire Strikes Back LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 05 November 2026.
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.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.