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EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED

Liquidation Company no. 08859538 Incorporated Jan 2014 BL postcode area

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Fourth Floor Unit 5b, The Parklands, Bolton, BL6 4SD

The most recent insolvency notice for EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 08 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 January 2022 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 53 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£10.9m
Cash at bank
£1.5m
Net assets
£3.6m
Total liabilities
£7.3m

Average employees during the period: 7

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for Empire Vehicle Hire Limited in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.

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Frequently asked questions

Is EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED (company no. 08859538) is a Resolution for winding up (CVL), published 08 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 EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED's last filed accounts?

EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2022, showed total assets of £10.9m, cash of £1.5m, net assets of £3.6m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED have?

EMPIRE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Resolution for winding up (CVL) on 08 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.