Al Duca restaurant at 35 Willow Place enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Al Duca, the licensed restaurant trading from 35 Willow Place in Westminster, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with a Cornwall-based practitioner appointed. 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.
AL DUCA - 35 WILLOW LIMITED resolved a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 29 June 2026, closing the licensed restaurant trading as Al Duca at 35 Willow Place, London SW1P 1JH. A CVL is the most common form of insolvent winding-up in the UK.
The appointment followed the standard dual-consent process: the company's shareholders voted to wind up and creditors confirmed the choice of liquidator. No court order was required.
The liquidator
Chris Parkman of Purnells, based at Unit 5a, Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, Cornwall, was appointed liquidator. Parkman holds IP number 9588. In a CVL, the liquidator's role is to realise the company's remaining assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order set by law.
The company
AL DUCA - 35 WILLOW LIMITED was incorporated on 26 February 2015 and has operated under three names. It was first registered as Lovat Lane Restaurant Limited, then became Whitecross 105 Limited in June 2015. The company took its most recent name in September 2024, when it adopted the Al Duca trading identity. Its registered office at the time of liquidation is care of William and Co, 8/10 South Street, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7PF, with the restaurant at 35 Willow Place as the principal trading address.
The company's SIC code is 56101, the Companies House classification for licensed restaurants.
The directors
Claudio Pulze has been a director since incorporation on 26 February 2015 and remained in post at the time of the CVL. Lori Catherine Pulze was also appointed on 26 February 2015 but resigned on 30 November 2025, several months before the liquidation was resolved.
Registered charges
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House, meaning no secured creditors hold a charge over its assets.
Background
The Gazette notice was published on 30 June 2026, the day after the appointment took effect. The company's last accounts were made up to 30 September 2024 and were filed as total-exemption full accounts, a format available to smaller companies. No further financial information is available from the bundle.
Creditors who have not yet submitted a claim should contact Purnells directly using the details published in the London Gazette notice.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Al Duca -35 Willow 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 Al Duca -35 Willow 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 Al Duca -35 Willow 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 Al Duca -35 Willow 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 09459988
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
