Gwangsan Ltd, trading as Hoga restaurant, enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Gwangsan Ltd, trading as Hoga restaurant on Theobalds Road in Holborn, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 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.
Gwangsan Ltd, which traded as Hoga from a restaurant on Theobalds Road in Holborn, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 May 2026. Nicola Meadows of AABRS Limited was appointed liquidator the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the most common route into corporate insolvency in the UK.
The company
Gwangsan Ltd was incorporated on 12 December 2018 and is classified under SIC code 56101, covering licensed restaurants. Its registered office is at 8 Carter Close, Barnet, EN5 2NF, though the restaurant traded from 25-27 Theobalds Road, London, WC1X 8SP. The company filed its last accounts to 31 December 2024 as a micro-entity.
The liquidator
Meadows, whose IP number is 9184, is a licensed insolvency practitioner at AABRS Limited. Her appointment was authorised on 21 May 2026, the day after the liquidation resolution was passed.
The officers
Minjong Kim is the current director of Gwangsan Ltd. Companies House records show Kim was first appointed on 18 April 2021, with a further appointment recorded from 11 April 2023, reflecting a continuous directorship across both entries.
Jongpil Choo was appointed and resigned as a director on 3 June 2023, a same-day arrangement recorded at Companies House.
Park Gunhee was appointed and resigned as a director on 11 April 2023, also a same-day entry in the Companies House record.
Do Hyung Kim served as a director from incorporation on 12 December 2018 until 18 April 2021, and also held the role of company secretary from 12 December 2018 until 21 September 2021.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against Gwangsan Ltd at Companies House.
The notice was published in the London Gazette on 26 May 2026. Creditors wishing to submit a claim should contact Meadows at AABRS Limited. A proof of debt is the formal claim form a creditor submits to the liquidator evidencing the amount owed.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Gwangsan 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 Gwangsan 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 Gwangsan 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 Gwangsan 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 11725120
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