Rita's Cocktail Bar Limited passes CVL resolution five years after incorporation
Rita's Cocktail Bar Limited, trading as Rita's on Oxford Street, Southampton, has passed a resolution to enter creditors' voluntary liquidation. 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.
Rita's Cocktail Bar Limited, which trades as Rita's at 48-49 Oxford Street in Southampton, has passed a resolution to wind up through a creditors' voluntary liquidation. In a CVL, an insolvent company's members resolve to wind it up without a court order, and a licensed insolvency practitioner is appointed to realise assets and distribute proceeds to creditors.
The resolution was published in the London Gazette on 8 June 2026. The company was incorporated on 3 June 2021, giving it a lifespan of almost exactly five years. Its registered office is at 5 Wilroy Gardens, Southampton, SO16 9WF, while the bar itself operated from Oxford Street in the city centre.
Rita's Cocktail Bar Limited is classified under SIC code 56302, which covers the operation of public houses and bars. The company last filed accounts made up to 30 June 2022, submitted as micro-entity accounts.
The directors
Nicola Sargent and Richard Anthony Sargent have both been directors since incorporation on 3 June 2021, and neither has resigned. John Nott was appointed as a director on 7 October 2023 but resigned on 4 July 2025, making him a former director at the time of the resolution.
What happens next
Once the resolution has been passed, a liquidator is appointed to take control of the company's affairs. The liquidator, a licensed insolvency practitioner, realises the company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors. No liquidator details appear in the Gazette notice as published. Creditors wishing to submit a claim will need to file a proof of debt with the appointed liquidator once one is confirmed. A proof of debt is the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed.
No secured charges are registered against Rita's Cocktail Bar Limited at Companies House. There are therefore no secured creditors with a prior claim over the company's assets ahead of unsecured creditors such as trade suppliers or HMRC.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Rita'S Cocktail Bar 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 Rita'S Cocktail Bar 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 Rita'S Cocktail Bar 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 Rita'S Cocktail Bar 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 13436990
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
