Gibson's Engineering LTD faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. SC721043 Incorporated Jan 2022 Manufacturing G postcode area
79 Charles Street, Glasgow, G21 2PS
The most recent insolvency notice for Gibson's Engineering LTD is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 09 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by Hugh Kerr. The case is before the Glasgow Sheriff Court. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 December 2025, showed total assets of £509k and net assets of -£1.9m. 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 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 9 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.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 09 Oct 2026
A petition was presented to the Glasgow Sheriff Court to wind up Gibson’s Engineering Limited and appoint joint interim liquidators.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to December 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£1.9m, 9 months before the first insolvency notice.
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 Gibson's Engineering LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Gibson's Engineering LTD (company no. SC721043) is a Petitions to wind up (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 Gibson's Engineering LTD's last filed accounts?
Gibson's Engineering LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 December 2025, showed total assets of £509k, cash of £13k, net assets of -£1.9m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Gibson's Engineering LTD have?
Gibson's Engineering LTD has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 09 October 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.