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Is AM Industrial Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, AM Industrial Limited (company number 03897288) entered compulsory liquidation on 1 April 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Nottingham of null was appointed as liquidator.

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AM Industrial Limited is now in compulsory liquidation. Below are the key dates, the directors, the public-record timeline that led here, and what the liquidation means if you are a creditor, employee, customer or supplier.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number03897288
Incorporated20 December 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office76 Innovation Centre, Canterbury, CT2 7FG
Nature of business (SIC)42990: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation1 April 2026
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Nottingham, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

AM Industrial Limited is a construction business based in Canterbury, incorporated in 1999 and 27 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of AM Industrial Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Richard Mcmaster WindebankActive
Richard Andrew MerrallsActive
Andrew Edward MerrallsResigned20 Feb 2024
Chichester Directors Limited+ 2 othersResigned20 Dec 1999
Christopher Hackett+ 2 othersResigned20 Dec 1999

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

2 ceased controls
  • Mr Richard Andrew Merralls · ceased 16 Mar 2022
  • Mr Andrew Edward Merralls · ceased 4 Feb 2025

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up21 April 2026COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus1 April 2026
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-05-3128 February 2026AA
Change of details for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2026-01-304 February 2026PSC04
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls on 2026-01-303 February 2026CH01
87 earlier events · 2000 to 2025
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-08 with updates8 August 2025CS01
Change of details for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2025-03-1728 March 2025PSC04
Change of details for Avdimou Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2025-03-1727 March 2025PSC05
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-05-3128 February 2025AA
Change of details for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2025-02-0419 February 2025PSC04
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls on 2025-02-0413 February 2025CH01
Notification of Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2025-02-0413 February 2025PSC01
Cessation of Andrew Edward Merralls as a person with significant control on 2025-02-0413 February 2025PSC07
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-20 with updates6 January 2025CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-05-3129 February 2024AA
Termination of appointment of Andrew Edward Merralls as a director on 2024-02-2020 February 2024TM01
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-20 with updates20 December 2023CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-05-3127 January 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-20 with updates20 December 2022CS01
Notification of Avdimou Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2022-03-1616 March 2022PSC02
Cessation of Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2022-03-1616 March 2022PSC07
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2021-05-3128 February 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-12-20 with updates22 December 2021CS01
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls on 2021-02-0922 December 2021CH01
Registered office address changed from 20 Innovation Centre University Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7FG to 76 Innovation Centre University Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7FG on 2021-02-099 February 2021AD01
Confirmation statement made on 2020-12-20 with updates21 December 2020CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2020-05-3114 July 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-12-20 with updates23 December 2019CS01
Change of details for Mr Andrew Edward Merralls as a person with significant control on 2019-12-2023 December 2019PSC04
Change of details for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2019-12-2023 December 2019PSC04
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls on 2019-12-2023 December 2019CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Richard Andrew Merralls on 2019-12-2023 December 2019CH01
Director's details changed for Andrew Edward Merralls on 2019-12-2023 December 2019CH01
Director's details changed for Andrew Edward Merralls on 2019-12-2023 December 2019CH01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2019-05-3127 September 2019AA
Director's details changed for Andrew Edward Merralls on 2019-09-1111 September 2019CH01
Director's details changed for Andrew Edward Merralls on 2019-09-1111 September 2019CH01
Confirmation statement made on 2018-12-20 with no updates2 January 2019CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2018-05-3121 November 2018AA
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2017-05-3128 February 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-12-20 with updates20 December 2017CS01
Change of details for Mr Andrew Edward Merralls as a person with significant control on 2016-12-2320 December 2017PSC04
Notification of Richard Andrew Merralls as a person with significant control on 2016-12-2320 December 2017PSC01
Confirmation statement made on 2016-12-20 with updates20 December 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-05-319 November 2016AA
Appointment of Mr Richard Andrew Merralls as a director on 2016-04-0613 July 2016AP01
Annual return made up to 2015-12-20 with full list of shareholders21 December 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-05-3118 December 2015AA
Registered office address changed from Lullingstone House 5 Castle Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2FG to 20 Innovation Centre University Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7FG on 2015-03-3030 March 2015AD01
Annual return made up to 2014-12-2024 December 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-05-3122 October 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2013-12-203 February 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-05-315 November 2013AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-05-3128 February 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2012-12-20 with full list of shareholders21 December 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-05-3129 February 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2011-12-20 with full list of shareholders22 December 2011AR01
Annual return made up to 2010-12-20 with full list of shareholders25 January 2011AR01
Registered office address changed from Andrew James House Bridge Road Ashford Kent TN23 1BB on 2011-01-2525 January 2011AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-05-314 January 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2009-12-20 with full list of shareholders24 December 2009AR01
Director's details changed for Andrew Edward Merralls on 2009-10-0124 December 2009CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-05-3113 October 2009AA
Legacy31 December 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2008-05-3123 October 2008AA
Legacy7 January 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2007-05-3121 November 2007AA
Legacy4 October 2007287
Legacy10 September 2007287
Legacy7 February 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2006-05-3110 November 2006AA
Legacy13 January 2006363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2005-05-319 August 2005AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2004-05-319 August 2005AA
Legacy27 January 2005363s
Legacy7 September 2004287
Legacy16 February 2004363s
Legacy18 January 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2003-05-3116 December 2003AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2002-05-3129 October 2002AA
Legacy26 April 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2001-05-3114 November 2001AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued16 October 2001DISS40
Legacy15 October 2001363s
Legacy15 October 2001287
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off10 July 2001GAZ1
Legacy20 April 2001225
Legacy11 April 2001287
Legacy5 January 2000288a
Legacy5 January 2000288a
Legacy5 January 2000288b
Legacy5 January 2000288b
Incorporation20 December 1999NEWINC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator. Once liquidation begins, no creditor can start or continue legal action without the court's permission. Unsecured creditors rank after secured and preferential creditors and are usually paid last, often only a portion.

Owed money by a company in liquidation

If you are an employee

Employees are preferential creditors for certain unpaid wages and holiday pay, and may be able to claim from the Redundancy Payments Service if roles are made redundant.

Employee rights and redundancy pay

If you are a customer

Deposits paid are usually unsecured claims. Contracts may be terminated by the liquidator. Contact the liquidator about outstanding work or refunds.

What customers can recover

If you are a supplier

Goods supplied before the liquidation began are an unsecured claim. Check whether any retention-of-title clause lets you identify and recover specific goods.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AM Industrial Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. AM Industrial Limited (company number 03897288) entered compulsory liquidation on 1 April 2026, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Nottingham of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of AM Industrial Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Nottingham, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of AM Industrial Limited on 1 April 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does AM Industrial Limited do?
AM Industrial Limited's registered nature of business is construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c. (SIC 42990). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is AM Industrial Limited based?
AM Industrial Limited's registered office is 76 Innovation Centre, Canterbury, CT2 7FG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was AM Industrial Limited founded?
AM Industrial Limited was incorporated on 20 December 1999, 27 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is AM Industrial Limited's company number?
AM Industrial Limited's registered company number is 03897288.
Who has significant control of AM Industrial Limited?
2 active people with significant control over AM Industrial Limited are on the register: Mr Richard Andrew Merralls, Avdimou Holdings Limited.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of AM Industrial Limited?
Liquidation is the formal wind-up of a company. Once it begins, the liquidator collects assets, settles claims in statutory order (secured, preferential, then unsecured) and distributes whatever remains. Unsecured creditors often recover only a portion of what they are owed, and sometimes nothing.
How long does liquidation take?
Most liquidations run for 12 to 24 months, longer where the company has complex assets, litigation, or ongoing trading. Annual progress reports are filed by the liquidator until the company is dissolved at the end of the process.
Will creditors get paid in AM Industrial Limited's liquidation?
Secured creditors are paid from the assets they hold a charge over. Preferential creditors (employee wages up to limits, pension contributions, HMRC for certain taxes) come next. Unsecured creditors share whatever remains, which may be nothing. The Statement of Affairs, when filed, sets out the liquidator's estimate at the point of appointment.

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