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Optimum Transport Limited goes into liquidation

Active Company no. 12623427 Incorporated May 2020 Transport & Logistics SE postcode area

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171 Consort Road, London, SE15 3RX

The most recent insolvency notice for Optimum Transport Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 14 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Kevin Daniel Pinkerton and Gareth Hunt, of BusinessRescueExpert (NW) Ltd, 49 Duke Street, Darlington DL3 7SD, Telephone: 01325365950, Email: adminNW@businessres, appointed 10 August 2026. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £209k and net assets of £49k. 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 May 2024 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 26 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£209k
Cash at bank
—
Net assets
£49k
Total liabilities
£161k

Average employees during the period: 5

Insolvency notices (3)

  1. The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Kevin Daniel Pinkerton and Gareth Hunt for OPTIMUM TRANSPORT LTD in a creditors' voluntary liquidation.

  2. Optimum Transport Ltd has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Kevin Daniel Pinkerton and Gareth Hunt as joint liquidators.

  3. A creditors' meeting for Optimum Transport Ltd is scheduled for 10 August 2026 to consider the appointment of a liquidator and related fees.

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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:

  • Its most recent accounts were 26 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
  • Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.

Each of these is visible months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.

Frequently asked questions

Is Optimum Transport Limited in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Optimum Transport Limited (company no. 12623427) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 14 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 Optimum Transport Limited's last filed accounts?

Optimum Transport Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £209k, net assets of £49k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Optimum Transport Limited have?

Optimum Transport Limited has 3 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 14 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.