Meatery Group Ltd director files Section 216 notice to carry on Clock House Gastrobar business
Barry Hunter has filed a Section 216 notice to continue trading the Clock House Gastrobar business in Gainsborough after Meatery Group Ltd entered insolvent liquidation. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Meatery Group Ltd, which traded as Clock House Gastrobar from premises at 3 Lord Street in Gainsborough, entered insolvent liquidation on 22 June 2026.
Barry Hunter, a director of the company since its incorporation on 16 February 2021, has filed a notice under rule 22.4 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 stating his intention to continue carrying on the business through a new vehicle.
The Section 216 notice
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 prohibits a director of a company that has gone into insolvent liquidation from acting as a director of, or being involved in the management of, another company that uses the same or a similar name for five years after the liquidation, unless the court grants permission or a statutory exception applies.
Hunter's notice states his intention to act in connection with Clock House Gainsborough Ltd, which will trade as Clock House. That name is sufficiently similar to the trading name used by Meatery Group Ltd to engage the prohibition, making the notice a requirement before Hunter can lawfully take on those activities.
Filing under rule 22.4 is one of the permitted exceptions to the Section 216 prohibition. It does not require a court order but must be given to every known creditor of the insolvent company and published in the London Gazette within 28 days of the acquisition of the business under arrangements made by the liquidator or other office-holder.
The company and its director
Meatery Group Ltd was incorporated in February 2021 and operated under SIC codes covering retail sale of food and licensed restaurant activity. Its registered office was at Office 9, The Plough Business Hub, 37 Church Street, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 2JR, and its principal trading address was at 3 Lord Street, Gainsborough.
Hunter is listed at Four Gables, Main Street, West Stockwith, Doncaster, DN10 4HB. He is the sole officer on record at Companies House and was a director throughout the 12-month period ending the day before the company entered insolvent liquidation, satisfying the condition that triggers the Section 216 restriction.
No secured charges are registered against Meatery Group Ltd, and no administrators were appointed. The company's last accounts were made up to 28 February 2025.
Common questions
Are you a director of the successor company?
A prohibited-name Gazette notice typically documents one of the three statutory exceptions to Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the rule against re-use of a similar name by a former director of a liquidated company). The exception is only valid if the notice meets the timing and content requirements in the relevant Rule. Read more on prohibited names.
Do you trade with the successor company?
A valid notice does not by itself revive the liabilities of the liquidated company. The successor company is a separate legal entity and the directors are personally exposed only if Section 216 is breached.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Moratoria, Prohibited Names and Other: Re-use of a Prohibited Name)
- Companies House record 13202803
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