ME Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited wound up by High Court on HMRC petition
HMRC petitioned the High Court to wind up ME Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited, with the order made on 29 October 2025 and the Official Receiver appointed liquidator. 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.
The High Court of Justice made a winding-up order against ME Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited on 29 October 2025, placing the Ash Vale estate agency into compulsory liquidation. Compulsory liquidation is the form of winding-up imposed by a court order, as distinct from a voluntary process resolved by a company's members. The case, numbered CR-2025-006443, was heard at the Rolls Building before Insolvency and Companies Court Chief Judge Briggs.
HMRC filed the winding-up petition on 17 September 2025, six weeks before the order was made. A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to place a company into liquidation; the order follows only after a hearing.
The liquidator
L Oliver of the Official Receiver's office was appointed liquidator with effect from 29 October 2025. The Official Receiver is a civil servant of the Insolvency Service who automatically takes office as liquidator on most winding-up orders. Oliver can be contacted at PO Box 16647, Birmingham, B2 2NQ, by telephone on 0300 678 0016, or by email at YorkshireHumber.OR@insolvency.gov.uk.
The company
ME Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited was incorporated on 26 June 2018 and operated under SIC code 68310, which covers real estate agencies. Its registered office is at Tilford House, Farnham Business Park, Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8QT. The last filed accounts were made up to 31 March 2021, with the next set having been due by 31 December 2022.
The officers
Morgan Mead is the sole current officer, serving as both director and company secretary since incorporation on 26 June 2018. Companies House carries a further director record in Mead's name with both an appointment date and a resignation date of 1 November 2023. That record, which has a distinct officer ID, is a same-day appointment, a standard procedural entry that does not affect Mead's continuing tenure as director and secretary.
Four other directors resigned before the order was made. Nicholas Eaton served as a director from incorporation until 14 August 2020. Wesley Naude held a directorship from incorporation until 23 February 2023. Simon Timothy Marshall served as a director from incorporation and resigned on 1 November 2023. Gerard Waters resigned as director on 13 November 2023.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Me Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited?
The court has placed the company in compulsory liquidation. The Official Receiver typically takes office as liquidator unless creditors nominate a licensed insolvency practitioner. Submit your claim using the Official Receiver's online proof-of-debt service or by post; details appear on the case page at gov.uk/insolvency-service. Read more about proof of debt.
Did you work at Me Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited?
On a winding-up order, employees are usually dismissed immediately. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The Official Receiver will provide RP1 case-reference numbers and the date of insolvency you need to start the claim. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Me Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited?
Customers 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 Me Estate Agents (Ash Vale) Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the winding-up order is made. 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. The Official Receiver also has a statutory duty to investigate director conduct and report under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Winding-Up Orders)
- Companies House record 11433431
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 006443
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