St Leonards Farm Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
St Leonards Farm Limited, a mixed farming business with secured property in Blunsdon, Swindon, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation. Full notice and Companies House record.
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St Leonards Farm Limited, a mixed farming company incorporated in November 2021 and registered care of Manchester accountancy firm CG and Co, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation. The winding-up was resolved by the company's members without a court order.
The London Gazette published notice of the appointment on 4 June 2026. The company's registered office is 27 Byrom Street, Manchester, M3 4PF.
What the company does
St Leonards Farm Limited carries on mixed farming, the SIC classification covering operations that combine arable and livestock activities. Despite its Manchester registration, the company holds secured property in Wiltshire: St Leonards Farm in Lower Village, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN26 7BJ, and a separate industrial unit at Unit 11, Lancaster Place, South Marston Industrial Estate, Swindon, SN3 4UQ.
The company filed micro-entity accounts made up to 30 November 2022, which were the last accounts on record at Companies House.
The director
Jeremy Stuart Francis has been a director since the company's incorporation on 29 November 2021. No other officers appear on the Companies House record.
Secured charges
Hope Capital 2 Limited holds two outstanding registered charges over the company's Swindon property, both created on 26 June 2023 and delivered to Companies House on 30 June 2023. Each charge covers the same two titles: the Blunsdon farm site, registered under title number WT220499, and the South Marston industrial unit, registered under title number WT448511. Hope Capital 2 Limited is a specialist secured lender and, as a secured creditor, ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of assets during the liquidation.
The liquidation process
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the company's members pass a resolution to wind up the business and appoint a liquidator. That licensed insolvency practitioner then realises the company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set by law. The Gazette notice does not name a liquidator. Creditors wishing to submit a claim should contact the company's registered office address in the first instance.
Common questions
Are you owed money by St Leonards Farm 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 St Leonards Farm 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 St Leonards Farm 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 St Leonards Farm 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 13772326
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