Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 00373988 Incorporated May 1942 Manufacturing B postcode area
Henley Engineers, Edge Lane, Henley-In-Arden, B95 5DT
The most recent insolvency notice for Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 20 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Scott Christian Bevan (IP No. 9614); Simon David Chandler (IP No. 008822), appointed 13 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £2.1m and net assets of £476k. Those accounts were filed 12 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 30 September 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 12 months before the first insolvency notice
Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.
Average employees during the period: 27
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 20 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Scott Christian Bevan and Simon David Chandler for Southern Jig & Tool Co.(Hollywood)Limited (The) in a creditors' liquidation.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 20 Oct 2026
The company Southern Jig & Tool Co. (Hollywood) Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Scott Christian Bevan and Simon David Chandler as joint liquidators.
What happens next
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 12 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
Each of these is visible months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.
Frequently asked questions
Is Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) (company no. 00373988) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 20 October 2026 in The London Gazette. Liquidation winds a company up: a licensed insolvency practitioner (the liquidator) is appointed to sell the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order fixed by law, after which the company is dissolved. A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is started by the company's own directors and shareholders once it can no longer pay its debts as they fall due.
What were Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the)'s last filed accounts?
Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the)'s last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £2.1m, cash of £71k, net assets of £476k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) have?
Southern Jig & Tool Co.(hollywood)limited(the) has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 20 October 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.