Becontree Plant Hire Limited wound up by court order
Active Company no. 01261680 Incorporated Jun 1976 RM postcode area
708 Green Lane, Dagenham, Essex, RM8 1YX
The most recent insolvency notice for Becontree Plant Hire Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 09 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is V Prime, appointed 02 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 005404 of 2026). A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
Last filed balance sheet
Accounts filed on paper only. Accounts are currently overdue at Companies House.
Insolvency notices (2)
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Winding up order (Companies) 09 Sep 2026
The notice announces that BECONTREE PLANT HIRE LIMITED has been wound up by order of the High Court on 2 September 2026, with V Prime appointed as liquidator.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 20 Aug 2026
A petition to wind up Becontree Plant Hire Limited has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 2 September 2026.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Becontree Plant Hire Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Becontree Plant Hire Limited (company no. 01261680) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 09 September 2026 in The London Gazette. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.
What were Becontree Plant Hire Limited's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for Becontree Plant Hire Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Becontree Plant Hire Limited have?
Becontree Plant Hire Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 09 September 2026.
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.