NCP Empire No. 1 Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation as part of wider National Car Parks wind-down
NCP Empire No. 1 Limited passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP appointed as joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
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NCP Empire No. 1 Limited passed a resolution to enter creditors' voluntary liquidation on 12 May 2026. Victoria Hatton and Mark James Tobias Banfield of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were appointed joint liquidators the same day, as part of a broader wind-down of multiple National Car Parks group entities.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. Members meeting on 12 May 2026 resolved that the company could not, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business.
The liquidators
Hatton is based at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Leeds office at Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, and holds IP number 28170. Banfield operates from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP at 7 More London Riverside, London, and holds IP number 23350. An IP number is the licence number issued by an insolvency practitioner's recognised professional body. Both are joint liquidators, meaning either may act independently unless the terms of appointment specify otherwise.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP can be contacted regarding the liquidation on 0113 289 4039 or at uk_ncpcvls@pwc.com.
The company
NCP Empire No. 1 Limited was incorporated on 1 May 2002, initially as Puredecor Limited, a name it held until 23 August 2002. Its most recent accounts, made up to 30 September 2024, were filed as dormant. The company's SIC classification is non-trading. Its registered office is given in the Gazette notice as The Bailey, 16 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EG, though Companies House records the address as 8th Floor Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL.
Part of a wider group wind-down
The PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP case page for the National Car Parks CVL process lists a substantial number of group entities undergoing the same procedure simultaneously. These include NCP Empire No.3 Limited, NCP Empire No.4 Limited, Europarks U.K. Limited, George Watt Limited, NCP Nominees Limited, Park And Ride Limited, Stepbranch Limited, Regent Lion Properties Limited, John Matthews Properties Limited, Blaxmill (Thirty-Eight) Limited, Blaxmill (Twenty-Five) Limited, Blaxmill (Twenty-Six) Limited and several others. NCP Empire No. 1 Limited is one entity within that coordinated wind-down.
Officers at the time of the resolution
The resolution was signed by H Nagahiro, described in the notice as a director. Companies House records the current directors as Hideyuki Nagahiro, appointed on 14 March 2024, and Masashi Sada, appointed on 15 July 2025. Both remain in post with no resignation date recorded.
Hiroyasu Matsui served as a director from 15 October 2018 and resigned on 15 July 2025, the same date on which Sada was appointed. Robert Charles England served as a director from 17 December 2021 and resigned on 27 October 2025, several months before the winding-up resolution was passed on 12 May 2026; he was not a director at the time of that resolution.
No secured charges are registered against NCP Empire No. 1 Limited, so no secured creditors rank ahead of unsecured creditors in the distribution of assets.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Ncp Empire No. 1 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 Ncp Empire No. 1 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 Ncp Empire No. 1 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 Ncp Empire No. 1 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 Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 04429275
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
