Martini Private Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation with Leeds-based liquidator appointed
Michael Howorth of Aurora Equity and Development Limited has been appointed liquidator of Martini Private Ltd, a real estate holding company, on 27 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Michael Howorth of Aurora Equity and Development Limited was appointed liquidator of Martini Private Ltd on 27 May 2026, placing the real estate holding company into a creditors' voluntary liquidation. In this process, an insolvent company is wound up by resolution of its members rather than by court order.
The appointment was made jointly by members and creditors. Howorth, who holds IP number 9135, practises from Aurora Equity and Development Limited at 42 Leeds and Bradford Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS5 3EG. The liquidation notice records the company's registered office at the same address.
The company
Martini Private Ltd was incorporated on 27 March 2018 and is classified under SIC code 64209, described in the notice as a holding company for real estate projects. The company's last filed accounts were made up to 31 December 2022, prepared on a total-exemption-full basis.
The directors
Lauren Marie Stephen is the current director, having been appointed on 2 August 2024. Mark James Stephen served as a director from incorporation on 27 March 2018 and resigned on 2 August 2024. Richard Norman Gore was also a director, appointed on 23 August 2018 and resigning on 1 April 2023.
Secured charges
Two outstanding registered charges sit against Martini Private Ltd, both created on 16 November 2020 and delivered to Companies House on 23 November 2020. Bym Capital Limited holds the first charge and Tavelin Limited holds the second. Both remain outstanding.
As secured creditors, Bym Capital Limited and Tavelin Limited rank ahead of unsecured creditors when the liquidator distributes any realisations from the company's assets. Each is entitled to enforce its charge, or to look to Howorth to satisfy its claim from charged assets, before unsecured creditors receive any distribution.
The liquidation process
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the liquidator realises the company's assets, investigates its affairs, and distributes any proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set by insolvency law. The appointment by both members and creditors reflects the dual consent required under this route into winding-up, which takes effect without a court order.
The Gazette notice was published on 1 June 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Martini Private 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 Martini Private 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 Martini Private 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 Martini Private 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 11277436
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