Merrick Engineering Limited goes into liquidation
Liquidation Company no. SC552533 Incorporated Dec 2016 Professional Services DG postcode area
18 Birtwhistle Street, Gatehouse Of Fleet, Castle Douglas, DG7 2JJ
The most recent insolvency notice for Merrick Engineering Limited is an Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 06 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is Andrew Ryder (IP number 17552) of JT Maxwell Ltd, 2.2, 2 Lyle Buildings, Lochwinnoch Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4LE, appointed 29 October 2026. 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
Not yet retrieved.
Insolvency notices (2)
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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 06 Nov 2026
Merrick Engineering Limited has been placed into a creditors' voluntary liquidation, with Andrew Ryder appointed as liquidator on 29 October 2026.
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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 06 Nov 2026
Merrick Engineering Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Andrew Ryder of JT Maxwell Ltd as liquidator on 29 October 2026.
What happens next
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Merrick Engineering Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Merrick Engineering Limited (company no. SC552533) is a Appointment of liquidators (CVL), published 06 November 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 Merrick Engineering Limited's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Merrick Engineering Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Merrick Engineering Limited have?
Merrick Engineering Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of liquidators (CVL) on 06 November 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator realises the assets, writes to known creditors inviting claims, reports on the directors' conduct, and distributes what is recovered in the order fixed by law — costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors, secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. Claims go to the liquidator named in the notice, not to the company. The company is dissolved once the liquidation is complete.
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.