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SW HIGHWAYS LTD

Active Company no. 13171559 Incorporated Feb 2021 Transport & Logistics CO postcode area

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80 Byng Crescent, Thorpe-Le-Soken, Clacton-On-Sea, CO16 0JA

The most recent insolvency notice for SW HIGHWAYS LTD is a Winding up order (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 29 February 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 29 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£85k
Cash at bank
£5k
Net assets
£243
Total liabilities

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: 2

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. SW HIGHWAYS LTD has been wound up by the High Court on 12 August 2026, with S Brindley appointed as liquidator.

  2. A petition to wind up SW HIGHWAYS LTD has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 12 August 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Is SW HIGHWAYS LTD in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for SW HIGHWAYS LTD (company no. 13171559) is a Winding up order (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 SW HIGHWAYS LTD's last filed accounts?

SW HIGHWAYS LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 29 February 2024, showed total assets of £85k, cash of £5k, net assets of £243. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does SW HIGHWAYS LTD have?

SW HIGHWAYS LTD has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (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.