📰 Breaking News: Lessons Learnt & Insights from DSTBTD Restructuring Plan

Helm Fire Protection Ltd wound up by court order

Active Company no. 13597153 Incorporated Sep 2021 PO postcode area

Companies House record →

40 Chapel Court Pyrford Close, Waterlooville, PO7 6GJ

The most recent insolvency notice for Helm Fire Protection Ltd is a Winding up order (Companies), published 16 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is S Brindley, appointed 09 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 005609 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £85k and net assets of £912. 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 30 September 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 10 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£85k
Cash at bank
£379
Net assets
£912
Total liabilities
£84k

Average employees during the period: 3

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. The notice announces that a winding‑up order has been made against Helm Fire Protection Ltd.

  2. A petition to wind up HELM FIRE PROTECTION LTD has been filed by MI VEHICLE FINANCE LIMITED and will be heard on 9 September 2026 at the Rolls Building in London.

Owed money by Helm Fire Protection Ltd?

A bad debt this size rarely stops with the company that failed. If you're a supplier or creditor left short, it's worth knowing where you rank — and checking what the shortfall does to your own cashflow.

What to do when a customer fails

Related guidance

Is your own business showing the same warning signs?

Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear 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 Helm Fire Protection Ltd in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Helm Fire Protection Ltd (company no. 13597153) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 16 September 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 Helm Fire Protection Ltd's last filed accounts?

Helm Fire Protection Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2025, showed total assets of £85k, cash of £379, net assets of £912. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Helm Fire Protection Ltd have?

Helm Fire Protection Ltd has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 16 September 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.