Primal Burgers Ltd enters CVL less than four years after opening
Primal Burgers Ltd, a licensed restaurant operator on Portland Road in Hove, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with a liquidator appointed on 18 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
Primal Burgers Ltd, a licensed restaurant operator registered at 108 Portland Road in Hove, entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 18 May 2026, roughly three years after it was incorporated in January 2023.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by a company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the largest single stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume. In this case the appointment was made by both members and creditors.
The liquidator
Darren Edwards of Exigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre has been appointed liquidator. Edwards holds IP number 10350 and is based at Warehouse W, 3 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Docks, London, E16 1BD. A liquidator is the licensed insolvency practitioner who realises a company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors.
The company
Primal Burgers Ltd was incorporated on 13 January 2023 and operated under two SIC classifications: licensed restaurants and unlicensed restaurants and cafes. Its registered office throughout its trading life was 108 Portland Road, Hove, BN3 5DN. The company filed its last accounts as a micro-entity, made up to 31 January 2025.
Officers
George Michail was appointed as a director on 13 January 2023 and remained in post at the time of the liquidation. Girgis Botros was also appointed as a director on the same date but resigned on 1 July 2024.
Secured charges
There are no secured charges registered against Primal Burgers Ltd at Companies House. Creditors wishing to register a claim may contact the liquidator at the Liquidation Centre address. The Gazette notice reference is Ag QK22500.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Primal Burgers Limited?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Primal Burgers Limited?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Primal Burgers Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Primal Burgers Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 14591922
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