CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED
Liquidation Company no. 04785963 Incorporated Jun 2003 Manufacturing B postcode area
Darwin House, 7, Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove, B61 7JJ
The most recent insolvency notice for CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 16 July 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 December 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 18 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: 8
Insolvency notices (3)
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 16 Jul 2026
Contract Auto Engineering Limited has been voluntarily wound up, with Timothy James Heaselgrave appointed as liquidator on 15 July 2026.
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 16 Jul 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Timothy James Heaselgrave as liquidator for CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED in a creditors voluntary liquidation.
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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 03 Jul 2026
The directors of CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED are convening a virtual creditors' meeting on 15 July 2026 to nominate a liquidator.
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Frequently asked questions
Is CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED (company no. 04785963) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 16 July 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 CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED's last filed accounts?
CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £160k, cash of £221, net assets of £6k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED have?
CONTRACT AUTO ENGINEERING LIMITED has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 16 July 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.