Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd, the Hull-based restaurant operator, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with a Fortis Insolvency liquidator appointed. 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.
Liquidator Daniel Taylor of Fortis Insolvency Limited was appointed on 20 May 2026 to Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd, a Hull-registered restaurant operator that has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the request of its directors, without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
Taylor holds IP number 21050. His firm, Fortis Insolvency Limited, is based at 683-693 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester.
The company
Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd was incorporated on 9 August 2019 and is classified under SIC code 56101, which covers licensed restaurants. Its registered address at the time of the notice was 206 Newland Avenue, Hull, HU5 2ND. The company has no previous trading names on record at Companies House.
The most recent accounts filed were micro-entity accounts made up to 31 August 2023, with the next set having been due by 31 August 2025.
The officers
Philip Burton served as both director and company secretary of Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd, having held both roles since incorporation on 9 August 2019. Burton remains the sole officer on record.
The notice
The appointment was authorised on 20 May 2026 and the notice was published in the London Gazette on 25 May 2026. There are no outstanding secured charges registered against the company at Companies House, and no petitioning creditor is named in the notice.
Creditors wishing to submit a claim should do so by way of a proof of debt, the formal claim form submitted to the liquidator evidencing the amount owed. Taylor is the point of contact at Fortis Insolvency Limited for all creditor correspondence relating to the liquidation of Dunn's River Restaurants Ltd.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Dunn’s River Restaurants 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 Dunn’s River Restaurants 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 Dunn’s River Restaurants 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 Dunn’s River Restaurants 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 12148725
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