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Manufacture of electric lighting equipment Insolvencies (SIC 27400)

UK companies registered under SIC code 27400 (manufacture of electric lighting equipment) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

14 notices on record.

At a glance: 14 insolvency notices covering 5 companies, published in The London Gazette between 15 July 2026 and 25 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 13 liquidation, 1 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 5 companies under SIC 27400 with a distress notice on our record (solvent members' voluntary liquidations excluded), using each company's Companies House profile and last filed accounts.

Negative net assets at last filing
50%
of 4 with filed figures
Age of last accounts at first notice
17 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
20%
of 5 profiles
Company age at first notice
18.4 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £232k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 25 Sep 2026

UNITED LED LTD

Assets —

The notice announces the appointment of liquidators Ian Michael Rose and Paul Mallatratt for UNITED LED LTD in a creditors' liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 25 Sep 2026

UNITED LED LTD

Assets —

United LED Ltd resolved on 22 September 2026 to voluntarily wind up and appointed Ian Michael Rose and Paul Mallatratt as joint liquidators.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 03 Sep 2026

SMITHFIELD WORKS LTD

Assets £130k · Sep 2024 Net assets -£83k

SMITHFIELD WORKS LTD resolved to voluntarily wind up and appointed Adam Jordan and Nickolas Rimes as joint liquidators of the company.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 03 Sep 2026

SMITHFIELD WORKS LTD

Assets £130k · Sep 2024 Net assets -£83k

SMITHFIELD WORKS LTD has appointed joint liquidators Adam Jordan and Nickolas Rimes of Rimes & Co for a creditors voluntary liquidation on 2 September 2026.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 07 Aug 2026

UNITED LED LTD

Assets —

A petition to wind up United LED Ltd has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 19 August 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

CASONA EUROPE LTD

Assets £2.4m · Dec 2024

Casona Europe Ltd has been voluntarily wound up by a special resolution, with James Hopkirk appointed as liquidator.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

CASONA EUROPE LTD

Assets £2.4m · Dec 2024

Casona Europe Ltd has appointed James Hopkirk of Kreston Reeves LLP as liquidator in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED

Assets £333k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£50k

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED has had liquidators appointed by its creditors on 31 July 2026.

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Notice to creditors (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED

Assets £333k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£50k

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED has been placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation and joint liquidators have been appointed, with creditors required to submit claims by 11 September 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED

Assets £333k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£50k

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up, appointing Joseph G M Sadler and Andrew J Cordon as joint liquidators.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 22 Jul 2026

CASONA EUROPE LTD

Assets £2.4m · Dec 2024

A physical creditors' meeting for Casona Europe Ltd is being convened on 28 July 2026 at 4 pm in Chatham Maritime to consider the company's voluntary liquidation.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 21 Jul 2026

HAILFIRST LIMITED

Assets £73k · Mar 2025

Hailfirst Limited has been placed into a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation and two joint liquidators have been appointed.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Jul 2026

HAILFIRST LIMITED

Assets £73k · Mar 2025

Hailfirst Limited resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Daniel Richardson and Nick Brierley as joint liquidators on 14 July 2026

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 15 Jul 2026

PULSE LIGHTING LIMITED

Assets £333k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£50k

A virtual creditors' meeting for Pulse Lighting Limited is scheduled for 31 July 2026, with details on voting, proxies and contact information.

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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.

Notices from The London Gazette, matched to Companies House records. Financial figures are the company's last filed accounts and may predate the insolvency event. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.