Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited members' voluntary liquidation
Active Company no. 00972047 Incorporated Feb 1970 Manufacturing SE postcode area
Manor Works, Manor Road, South Norwood, SE25 4TA
The most recent insolvency notice for Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 21 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Michael James Wellard; Nigel Heath Sinclair, appointed 14 October 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2026, showed total assets of £399k and net assets of £388k. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 August 2026 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 1 month before the first insolvency notice
Insolvency notices (3)
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Notices to creditors (MVL) 21 Oct 2026
Creditors of GEN-VENT (METALWORKERS) LIMITED must submit proofs of debt by 27 November 2026 to the joint liquidators, who were appointed on 14 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (MVL) 21 Oct 2026
The notice announces that GEN-VENT (METALWORKERS) LIMITED has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up and appoint Michael James Wellard and Nigel Heath Sinclair as joint liquidators.
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Appointment of liquidators (MVL) 21 Oct 2026
The members have appointed two liquidators for GEN-VENT (METALWORKERS) LIMITED.
What happens next
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited in financial difficulty?
No — the most recent process is a solvent one. A members' voluntary liquidation (MVL) is the solvent, orderly winding-up of a company that can pay its debts in full — usually part of a director's retirement, a group restructure, or closing a company that has served its purpose. It is a planned closure, not a sign of financial distress. The most recent insolvency notice for Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited (company no. 00972047) is a Notices to creditors (MVL), published 21 October 2026 in The London Gazette.
What were Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited's last filed accounts?
Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2026, showed total assets of £399k, cash of £399k, net assets of £388k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited have?
Gen-vent (metalworkers) Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notices to creditors (MVL) on 21 October 2026.
What happens next?
Because this is a solvent liquidation, creditors are paid in full. The liquidator advertises for claims, settles them, distributes the surplus to the shareholders and the company is then dissolved. Anyone owed money should still submit their claim to the liquidator named in the notice, and within the period the notice states.
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.