Butterfly Days Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Butterfly Days Limited, registered in Lowestoft, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with a liquidator appointed on 21 May 2026. 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.
Darren Edwards of Exigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre was appointed liquidator over Butterfly Days Limited on 21 May 2026, bringing to a close the trading life of the Lowestoft-registered retailer and education services provider.
The appointment was made by the company's members and creditors through the creditors' voluntary liquidation route. A CVL is an insolvent winding-up initiated by the company's directors and resolved by its members without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
Edwards holds IP number 10350. His firm, Exigen Group Limited T/A Liquidation Centre, is based at Warehouse W, 3 Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Docks, London.
What the company did
Butterfly Days Limited operated from 36 Bridge Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, NR32 3LR. Its registered activities spanned four sectors: retail sale of new goods in specialised stores, other cleaning services, regulation of health care and education services, and other education not elsewhere classified. The company was incorporated on 10 February 2016 and filed its most recent accounts to 31 March 2025 under the total exemption full regime, which applies to small companies.
No prior trading names appear on the Companies House record.
The director
Hilary Ann Watts has been a director of Butterfly Days Limited since its incorporation on 10 February 2016 and remains a current officer. No other directors or company secretaries appear on the register.
The liquidation process
In a CVL, a liquidator takes control once members pass the resolution to wind up. The liquidator is a licensed insolvency practitioner responsible for realising the company's assets and distributing the proceeds to creditors. Creditors rank according to their class: secured creditors, who hold charges over company assets, come first, followed by preferential creditors and then unsecured creditors such as trade suppliers.
No secured charges are registered against Butterfly Days Limited at Companies House, so there are no charge holders with priority claims over the company's assets.
Creditors who believe they are owed money by Butterfly Days Limited can submit a proof of debt to Edwards at Liquidation Centre's London office. A proof of debt is the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Butterfly Days 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 Butterfly Days 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 Butterfly Days 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 Butterfly Days 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 09997630
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
