BD Chef Ltd goes into liquidation
Liquidation Company no. 16324606 Incorporated Mar 2025 Hospitality & Food Service CF postcode area
91 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2PN
The most recent insolvency notice for BD Chef Ltd is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 02 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Jasmine Baxter (IP No. 31870); Rikki Burton (IP No. 14430), appointed 28 August 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 (3)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 02 Sep 2026
The company BD CHEF LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed joint liquidators Jasmine Baxter and Rikki Burton on 28 August 2026.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 31 Aug 2026
The notice announces the appointment of two joint liquidators for BD CHEF LTD (trading as Pink Elephant) in a creditors voluntary liquidation, effective 28 August 2026.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 21 Aug 2026
The notice announces a virtual creditors' meeting for BD CHEF LTD (trading as Pink Elephant) on 28 August 2026 at 11:00 am.
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 BD Chef Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for BD Chef Ltd (company no. 16324606) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 02 September 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 BD Chef Ltd's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for BD Chef Ltd at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does BD Chef Ltd have?
BD Chef Ltd has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 02 September 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.
Why did the company go into liquidation?
The Gazette notices record the legal steps, not the cause, so they do not say why the company failed. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.
How much did the company owe?
The notices do not give a figure, and there are no balance-sheet figures we can show for this company (not yet retrieved). What was owed when the process began is set out in the statement of affairs, where one has been filed at Companies House.
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.