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Wholesale of machine tools Insolvencies (SIC 46620)

UK companies registered under SIC code 46620 (wholesale of machine tools) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

5 notices on record.

At a glance: 5 insolvency notices covering 2 companies, published in The London Gazette between 14 July 2026 and 02 November 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 5 liquidation.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 2 companies under SIC 46620 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
100%
of 1 with filed figures
UK 42% · +58 pts vs UK
Age of last accounts at first notice
12 months
median
UK 19 months · -7 months vs UK
Accounts overdue at Companies House
50%
of 2 profiles
UK 40% · +10 pts vs UK
Company age at first notice
10.0 yrs
median · 0% under 3 years
UK 8.7 yrs

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £11k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 02 Nov 2026

TOOLSHOP DIRECT LIMITED

Assets —

The notice announces that Margo McLenan has been appointed as liquidator of TOOLSHOP DIRECT LIMITED on 8 October 2026 by the creditors.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 02 Nov 2026

TOOLSHOP DIRECT LIMITED

Assets —

Toolshop Direct Limited has been voluntarily wound up and Margo McLenan appointed as liquidator following a resolution passed at a general meeting.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 28 Jul 2026

CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED

Assets £11k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£592k

The notice announces the appointment of Natalie Hughes as liquidator of CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED in a creditors' liquidation effective 21 July 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 28 Jul 2026

CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED

Assets £11k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£592k

The notice announces that CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appoint Natalie Hughes as liquidator, with a change of its registered office.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 14 Jul 2026

CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED

Assets £11k · Jun 2025 Net assets -£592k

The notice announces a virtual creditors' meeting on 21 July 2026 to decide on the nomination of a liquidator and the winding up of CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY UK LIMITED.

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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.