Vanguard Engineers Ltd wound up by court order
Active Company no. 14240788 Incorporated Jul 2022 Manufacturing LS postcode area
Unit F1 Wyther Drive, Wyther Park Industrial Estate, Leeds, LS5 3AP
The most recent insolvency notice for Vanguard Engineers Ltd is a Winding up order (Companies), published 26 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is L Oliver, appointed 22 September 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Leeds (case No 000554 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2024, showed total assets of £933k and net assets of £90k. 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 2024 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 23 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 6
Insolvency notices (2)
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Winding up order (Companies) 26 Sep 2026
Vanguard Engineers Ltd has been wound up by the Business and Property Courts in Leeds, with L Oliver appointed as liquidator on 22 September 2026.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 08 Sep 2026
A petition to wind up Vanguard Engineers Ltd will be heard at Leeds Combined Court Centre on 22 September 2026 at 10:00 am.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 23 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 Vanguard Engineers Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Vanguard Engineers Ltd (company no. 14240788) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 26 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 Vanguard Engineers Ltd's last filed accounts?
Vanguard Engineers Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2024, showed total assets of £933k, net assets of £90k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Vanguard Engineers Ltd have?
Vanguard Engineers Ltd has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 26 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.