JAPAN CENTRE GROUP LIMITED

Company 01240558 • Liquidation Liquidator appointed • Private limited company

Company age

50 years

Company overview

Incorporation date: 15 January 1976
Company type: Private limited company
Jurisdiction: England/Wales
Can file: Yes

Insolvency notices

9 July 2026

Meetings of Creditors
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24 July 2026

Resolutions for Winding-up
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24 July 2026

Appointment of Liquidators
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

What the records show

JAPAN CENTRE GROUP LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 15 January 1976, with its registered office in London. Companies House lists its business as retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 December 2024. Its next accounts, due by 24 September 2026, are overdue.

On 9 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Meetings of Creditors”. On 24 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Resolutions for Winding-up”. On 24 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Appointment of Liquidators”.

In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 2 directors leaving (latest 20 May 2026), 1 director appointed and accounts filed on 24 September 2025. It has 5 outstanding charges, held by Barclays Bank PLC and Brixton (Victoria Industrial Estate) 1 Limited. It has 1 serving director.

A liquidator sells the company's assets and uses the money to pay creditors, settles outstanding contracts, reports on what went wrong in the business, and finally has the company removed from the register. Source

Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.

Registered office address

Pearl Assurance House 319 Ballards Lane, Finchley, London, N12 8LY

Industry classification (SIC codes)

47620

Previous company names

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED

1 July 1988 - 16 March 1993

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

1 October 1987 - 1 July 1988

JAPANESE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE LIMITED

31 December 1980 - 1 October 1987

TOKUMINE & PHILLIPPS LIMITED

31 December 1978 - 31 December 1980

TOKUMINE LIMITED

15 January 1976 - 31 December 1978

Officers & directors (32)

MORISHITA, Masanori

Director

Appointed: 30 May 2024

Active

BASTA, Michel

Secretary

Appointed: 30 July 2025 • Resigned: 30 April 2026

DE MEL, Devsiri Vishan Arjuna

Secretary

Appointed: 1 March 2022 • Resigned: 31 August 2024

ELLIS, Guy Graham

Secretary

Appointed: 4 May 2012 • Resigned: 3 May 2013

KOIKE, Michitaka

Secretary

Appointed: 3 May 2013 • Resigned: 30 May 2014

KUAN, King Chee

Secretary

Appointed: 19 December 1994 • Resigned: 8 October 2009

LOO, Chiew Leong

Secretary

Appointed: 10 June 2015 • Resigned: 1 March 2022

TOKUMINE, Hannah

Secretary

Appointed: 30 May 2014 • Resigned: 10 June 2015

TOKUMINE, Susan Jennifer

Secretary

Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 19 December 1994

WITCHELL, David

Secretary

Appointed: 8 October 2009 • Resigned: 4 May 2012

Recent filing history (255)

4 August 2026

Registered office address changed from Unit B, Premier Park Premier Park Road London NW10 7NZ United Kingdom to Pearl Assurance House 319 Ballards Lane Finchley London N12 8LY on 4 August 2026

Address • Form AD01

4 August 2026

Appointment of a voluntary liquidator

Insolvency • Form 600

4 August 2026

Resolutions

Resolution • Form RESOLUTIONS

4 August 2026

Statement of affairs

Insolvency • Form LIQ02

20 May 2026

Termination of appointment of Michel Basta as a secretary on 30 April 2026

Officers • Form TM02

20 May 2026

Termination of appointment of Ikuko Tsukao as a director on 30 April 2026

Officers • Form TM01

12 March 2026

Confirmation statement made on 3 March 2026 with updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

2 March 2026

Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 4 July 2025

Capital • Form SH01

22 January 2026

Appointment of Ikuko Tsukao as a director on 30 December 2025

Officers • Form AP01

22 January 2026

Termination of appointment of Shusaku Higaki as a director on 30 December 2025

Officers • Form TM01

13 January 2026

Amended full accounts made up to 31 December 2024

Accounts • Form AAMD

24 September 2025

Full accounts made up to 31 December 2024

Accounts • Form AA

31 July 2025

Appointment of Michel Basta as a secretary on 30 July 2025

Officers • Form AP03

11 July 2025

Confirmation statement made on 3 July 2025 with no updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

5 June 2025

Termination of appointment of Takeshi Nakamura as a director on 20 May 2025

Officers • Form TM01

Persons with significant control (7)

Kozosushi Uk Limited

Corporate entity

Ownership of shares – More than 50% but less than 75% Ownership of voting rights - More than 50% but less than 75% Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 24 June 2024

Kozosushi Co., Ltd

Corporate entity

Ownership of shares – More than 50% but less than 75% Ownership of voting rights - More than 50% but less than 75% Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 30 May 2024

Mr Shusaku Higaki

Individual

Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50% Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%

Notified: 11 February 2019

Alindene Limited

Corporate entity

Ownership of shares – More than 50% but less than 75% Ownership of voting rights - More than 50% but less than 75% Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 1 January 2019

Kunizou Tokumine

Individual

Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 6 December 2018

Alindene Limited

Corporate entity

Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 6 April 2016

Mr Kunizou Tokumine

Individual

Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Notified: 6 April 2016

Charges & mortgages (11)

A registered charge

Barclays Bank PLC

Created: 9 December 2020 • Delivered: 10 December 2020

Outstanding

A registered charge

Barclays Bank PLC

Created: 6 January 2020 • Delivered: 13 January 2020

Outstanding

Legal charge

Swadha Limited

Created: 28 January 2013 • Delivered: 6 February 2013

Fully satisfied

Deed of charge over credit balances

Barclays Bank PLC

Created: 18 October 2010 • Delivered: 22 October 2010

Outstanding

Rent deposit deed

Brixton (Victoria Industrial Estate) 1 Limited

Created: 12 May 2010 • Delivered: 29 May 2010

Outstanding

Guarantee & debenture

Barclays Bank PLC

Created: 8 December 2005 • Delivered: 21 December 2005

Outstanding

Fixed and floating charge

Midland Bank PLC

Created: 25 January 1995 • Delivered: 28 January 1995

Fully satisfied

Single debenture

Lloyds Bank PLC

Created: 18 September 1992 • Delivered: 22 September 1992

Fully satisfied

Security over credit balances

Tsb Bank PLC

Created: 18 April 1990 • Delivered: 9 May 1990

Fully satisfied

Mortgage debenture

Tsb England and Wales PLC.

Created: 3 July 1986 • Delivered: 23 July 1986

Fully satisfied

Insolvency history

Creditors voluntary liquidation

Commencement of winding up: 21 July 2026

Practitioners:

Paul Adam Weber - Pearl Assurance House 319 Ballards Lane

Asher Miller - Pearl Assurance House

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Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 24 September 2026

OVERDUE

Confirmation statement

Next due: 17 March 2027

Additional information

Has charges No

Super secure PSCs No

External links

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