Byfield Engineering Limited goes into liquidation
Active Company no. 02369278 Incorporated Apr 1989 Construction SS postcode area
1349/1353 London Road, Leigh-On-Sea, SS9 2AB
The most recent insolvency notice for Byfield Engineering Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 17 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Lloyd Biscoe (IP No. 9141); David Farmer (IP No. 26350), appointed 11 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £126k and net assets of £107k. 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 31 January 2026 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 6 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 3
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 17 Aug 2026
The notice announces that members have appointed Lloyd Biscoe and David Farmer as liquidators of BYFIELD ENGINEERING LIMITED.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 17 Aug 2026
The shareholders resolved to voluntarily wind up BYFIELD ENGINEERING LIMITED and appointed Lloyd Biscoe and David Farmer as joint liquidators.
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Is Byfield Engineering Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Byfield Engineering Limited (company no. 02369278) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 17 August 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 Byfield Engineering Limited's last filed accounts?
Byfield Engineering Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2026, showed total assets of £126k, cash of £125k, net assets of £107k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Byfield Engineering Limited have?
Byfield Engineering Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 17 August 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.