NCP Empire No.4 Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation in coordinated NCP group wind-down
NCP Empire No.4 Limited passed a CVL resolution on 12 May 2026, with PricewaterhouseCoopers joint liquidators appointed as part of a wider NCP group wind-down. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Victoria Hatton and Mark James Tobias Banfield of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP were appointed joint liquidators of NCP Empire No.4 Limited on 12 May 2026, as part of a coordinated creditors' voluntary liquidation programme winding down multiple National Car Parks-connected entities.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by a company's members without a court order. Members of NCP Empire No.4 passed the necessary special resolution and ordinary resolution at a general meeting on 12 May 2026, confirming the company could not continue its business by reason of its liabilities.
The liquidators
Hatton holds IP number 28170 and is based at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's Leeds office at Central Square, 29 Wellington Street. Banfield holds IP number 23350 and operates from the firm's London office at 7 More London Riverside. The joint liquidators can be contacted at uk_ncpcvls@pwc.com or on 0113 289 4040, a dedicated line PwC set up for the NCP CVL programme.
The company
NCP Empire No.4 Limited was incorporated on 14 May 2002 under the name Statusdetail Limited, changing to its current name on 30 November 2004. It is classified under SIC code 74990, covering non-trading activities. Its most recent accounts, made up to 30 September 2024, were filed as dormant. The registered office is listed as The Bailey, 16 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EG, though Companies House carries an address at 8th Floor Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds LS1 4DL.
The wider NCP group CVL programme
PwC's own website lists NCP Empire No.4 Limited alongside more than a dozen other entities subject to the same coordinated wind-down. Those named in the group include NCP Empire No. 1 Limited, NCP Empire No.3 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 others. The use of a single dedicated contact address across the programme points to a structured group exercise rather than an isolated insolvency.
Directors at the time of resolution
Two directors held office at the time of the resolution. Hideyuki Nagahiro was appointed on 14 March 2024 and signed the resolution notice in his capacity as director. Masashi Sada was appointed on 15 July 2025. No company secretary is currently listed on the Companies House record.
Robert Charles England served as a director until 27 October 2025, and Hiroyasu Matsui held the role until 15 July 2025, the same date Sada joined the board.
The company carries no registered secured charges, so no secured creditors are recorded against its assets.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Ncp Empire No.4 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.4 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.4 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.4 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 04438077
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
