E C Ventures Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation as Leicester agents intermediary
Natalie Hughes of Simply Corporate Limited has been appointed liquidator of E C Ventures Ltd, a Leicester-registered agents intermediary, by creditors on 15 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Natalie Hughes of Simply Corporate Limited has been appointed liquidator of E C Ventures Ltd following a creditors' voluntary liquidation. In this process, an insolvent company's members resolve to wind it up without a court order, with creditors making the appointment. The appointment was made on 15 June 2026.
Hughes holds IP number 14336 and practises from Simply Corporate Limited, The Town Hall, Burnley Road, Padiham, Lancashire. The registered office of E C Ventures Ltd, previously at Park House, 37 Clarence Street, Leicester, is to move to that same Padiham address following the appointment.
The company
E C Ventures Ltd was incorporated on 8 July 2015 and is registered in Leicester. Its SIC code 46180 classifies it as an agent specialised in the sale of other particular products, a category covering intermediaries who arrange transactions between buyers and sellers in specific product markets without taking ownership of the goods themselves. The company's last accounts were made up to 31 January 2024 and were filed as micro-entity accounts.
The directors
Two directors were in post at the time of the liquidation. Emma Louise Salter has been a director since the company's incorporation on 8 July 2015. Alex Salter was appointed as a director on 3 April 2024. Neither has a recorded resignation date.
The liquidator
Simply Corporate Limited is the appointed insolvency firm. Hughes, as liquidator, will be responsible for realising the assets of E C Ventures Ltd and distributing any proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set out in insolvency legislation. No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by E C Ventures 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 E C Ventures 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 E C Ventures 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 E C Ventures 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 09675761
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
