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Test drilling and boring Insolvencies (SIC 43130)

UK companies registered under SIC code 43130 (test drilling and boring) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

6 notices on record.

At a glance: 6 insolvency notices covering 3 companies, published in The London Gazette between 06 August 2026 and 30 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 5 liquidation, 1 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 3 companies under SIC 43130 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
33%
of 3 with filed figures
UK 42% · -9 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
21 months
median
UK 19 months
Accounts overdue at Companies House
67%
of 3 profiles
UK 39% · +28 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
10.0 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years
UK 8.6 yrs

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £127k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 30 Sep 2026

CHAPEL DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED

Assets £268k · Mar 2025

The notice announces the appointment of Simon Thornton of HS Business Recovery Ltd as liquidator of Chapel Drilling Services Limited in a creditors' liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 30 Sep 2026

CHAPEL DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED

Assets £268k · Mar 2025

The notice announces that Chapel Drill­ing Services Ltd has been voluntarily wound up, with Simon Thornton appointed as liquidator.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 28 Aug 2026

WAYNE PILING LIMITED

Assets £115k · Oct 2024 Net assets -£218k

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for WAYNE PILING LIMITED in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 28 Aug 2026

WAYNE PILING LIMITED

Assets £115k · Oct 2024 Net assets -£218k

Wayne Piling Limited has voluntarily wound up and appointed Yiannis Koumettou and Amie Helen Johnson of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP as joint liquidators on 25 August 2026.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 14 Aug 2026

WAYNE PILING LIMITED

Assets £115k · Oct 2024 Net assets -£218k

A virtual creditors' meeting for Wayne Piling Limited will be held on 25 August 2026 to consider the nomination of liquidators and related matters, with voting rights requiring proof of claim by 24 August 2026.

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Winding up order (Companies) 06 Aug 2026

BRANDON GROUNDWORKS LTD

Assets £127k · Aug 2024

Brandon Groundworks Ltd has been wound up by order of the High Court, with J Peacock appointed as liquidator.

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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.