Ema Building & Civils Limited wound up by court order
Liquidation Company no. NI668390 Incorporated Mar 2020 Construction BT postcode area
Yard 1 Cafe Lane, Ballymoney, BT53 6EA
The most recent insolvency notice for Ema Building & Civils Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 09 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Official Receiver. The case is before the High Court of Justice. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 March 2023, showed total assets of £648k and net assets of £130k. Those accounts were filed 42 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. 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 March 2023 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 42 months before the first insolvency notice
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)
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Winding up order (Companies) 09 Oct 2026
EMA BUILDING & CIVILS LIMITED has been ordered by the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland to be wound up, with winding‑up commencing on 12 August 2026 and the Official Receiver appointed as liquidator.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 11 Sep 2026
A petition to wind up EMA Building & Civils Limited has been filed and will be heard on 1 October 2026 in Belfast.
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What happens next
The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 42 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 Ema Building & Civils Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Ema Building & Civils Limited (company no. NI668390) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 09 October 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 Ema Building & Civils Limited's last filed accounts?
Ema Building & Civils Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 March 2023, showed total assets of £648k, cash of £122k, net assets of £130k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Ema Building & Civils Limited have?
Ema Building & Civils Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 09 October 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.
Why did the company go into liquidation?
The Gazette notices record the legal steps, not the cause, so they do not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 30 March 2023, showed net assets of £130k, so any deterioration came after those figures or is not visible in them. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.
How many jobs are affected?
The notices do not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 2 employees in the period to 30 March 2023, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.
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.