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ECA (LEGAL) LTD

Active Company no. 08522573 Incorporated May 2013 Professional Services W postcode area

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277-279 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 4PU

The most recent insolvency notice for ECA (LEGAL) LTD is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 20 August 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.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 May 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 27 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£179k
Cash at bank
£329
Net assets
£32k
Total liabilities
£147k

Average employees during the period: 2

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. A petition to wind up ECA (LEGAL) LTD has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 2 September 2026.

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Is ECA (LEGAL) LTD in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for ECA (LEGAL) LTD (company no. 08522573) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 20 August 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 ECA (LEGAL) LTD's last filed accounts?

ECA (LEGAL) LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £179k, cash of £329, net assets of £32k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does ECA (LEGAL) LTD have?

ECA (LEGAL) LTD has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 20 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.