Paradise Recruitment Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Paradise Recruitment Limited, a London recruitment agency, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with joint liquidators from Insolve Plus Ltd appointed on 14 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Lloyd Edward Hinton and Kelly Knight of Insolve Plus Ltd were appointed joint liquidators to Paradise Recruitment Limited on 14 May 2026, beginning a creditors' voluntary liquidation for the London-based recruitment agency.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The company
Paradise Recruitment Limited was incorporated on 14 August 2014 and operates under SIC code 78109, which covers other activities of employment placement agencies not elsewhere classified. Its registered office is at 3rd Floor, Lawford House, Albert Place, London, N3 1QA. The company filed its last accounts to 31 August 2024 on a total-exemption-full basis, the route available to smaller companies that qualify for the exemption.
The liquidators
Hinton and Knight are both of Insolve Plus Ltd. Their appointment was made under Section 109(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 and Rule 6.23 of the Insolvency Rules 2016. As joint liquidators, either can generally act alone unless the terms of the appointment specify otherwise. Their role is to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors.
The director
Ben Church is listed at Companies House as a director of Paradise Recruitment Limited. He was appointed on 14 August 2014, the date the company was incorporated, and is recorded as resident in England.
Secured creditor
One outstanding charge is registered against Paradise Recruitment Limited. Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC holds a debenture created on 15 February 2021 and delivered to Companies House on 4 March 2021. A debenture of this kind typically combines a fixed charge over specific assets and a floating charge over the company's wider asset pool. Hitachi Capital ranks as a secured creditor, meaning it stands ahead of unsecured creditors when the liquidators distribute whatever is realised from the company's assets.
What happens next
Creditors wishing to make a claim against the estate should submit a proof of debt to the joint liquidators at Insolve Plus Ltd. A proof of debt is the formal claim form a creditor submits to the liquidators evidencing the amount owed. The notice was published in the London Gazette on 22 May 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Paradise Recruitment 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 Paradise Recruitment 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 Paradise Recruitment 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 Paradise Recruitment 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 09176576
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
