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Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories Insolvencies (SIC 45400)

UK companies registered under SIC code 45400 (sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

5 notices on record.

At a glance: 5 insolvency notices covering 4 companies, published in The London Gazette between 14 July 2026 and 09 October 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 3 liquidation, 1 winding up, 1 administration.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 4 companies under SIC 45400 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
67%
of 3 with filed figures
UK 41% · +26 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
16 months
median
UK 19 months · -3 months vs UK
Accounts overdue at Companies House
25%
of 4 profiles
UK 40% · -15 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
10.3 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years
UK 8.6 yrs · +1.7 yrs vs UK

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £216k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Resolution for winding up (CVL) 09 Oct 2026

J&M ELECTROBIKES LTD

Assets £106k · May 2025 Net assets -£308k

The members of J&M ELECTROBIKES LTD passed a special resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed joint liquidators Gareth Buckley and Steve Elliott.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 09 Oct 2026

J&M ELECTROBIKES LTD

Assets £106k · May 2025 Net assets -£308k

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators for J&M ELECTROBIKES LTD in a creditors voluntary liquidation.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 05 Aug 2026

SPARK MOTOS LIMITED

Assets £284k · Jul 2021

Creditors are invited to a virtual meeting on 25 August 2026 to decide on forming a liquidation committee and fixing the liquidator’s remuneration for Spark Motos Limited.

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Appointment of administrators 23 Jul 2026

SUPERBIKE FACTORY LIMITED

Assets —

SUPERBIKE FACTORY LIMITED has been placed into administration on 20 July 2026, with James Saunders and Robert Halliday of KR8 Advisory Limited appointed as joint administrators.

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Appointment of liquidators (Court) 14 Jul 2026

MOTAYR LTD.

Assets £216k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£11k

David Meldrum of BK Plus Limited was appointed liquidator of MOTAYR LTD. by its creditors on 3 July 2026.

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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.