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Is Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd (company number 05475414) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 June 2013, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Stockton of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd 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 number05475414
Previously known as
  • James Engineering North East Ltd, Jun 2005 to Jun 2005
Incorporated8 June 2005 (21 years old)
Registered officeUnit 4 Stella Gill Industrial, Estate Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 2RG
Nature of business (SIC)25110: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation11 June 2013
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Stockton, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd is a manufacturing business based in Chester-le-Street, incorporated in 2005 and 8 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Joy SkinnerActive
Joy SkinnerActive
John SkinnerActive
Form 10 Directors FD Ltd+ 778 othersResigned9 Jun 2005
Form 10 Secretaries FD Ltd+ 696 othersResigned9 Jun 2005

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

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 1 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingLloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture · Created 26 Jul 2005 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Restoration by order of court - previously in Compulsory Liquidation13 November 2024REST-COCOMP
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation28 August 2019GAZ2
Completion of winding up28 May 2019L64.07
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off2 July 2013GAZ1
Order of court to wind up1 July 2013COCOMP
24 earlier events · 2005 to 2013
Compulsory liquidationStatus11 June 2013
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 October 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 March 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders1 September 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 April 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 August 2010AR01
Director's details changed13 August 2010CH01
Director's details changed13 August 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 March 2010AA
Legacy18 June 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up1 May 2009AA
Legacy9 June 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 January 2008AA
Legacy8 June 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 September 2006AA
Legacy19 June 2006363a
Legacy28 July 2005395
Certificate of change of name22 June 2005CERTNM
Legacy21 June 2005288a
Legacy21 June 200588(2)R
Legacy21 June 2005288a
Legacy21 June 2005287
Legacy9 June 2005288b
Legacy9 June 2005288b
Incorporation8 June 2005NEWINC

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.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd (company number 05475414) entered compulsory liquidation on 11 June 2013, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Stockton of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Stockton, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd on 11 June 2013. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd do?
Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd's registered nature of business is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd based?
Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd's registered office is Unit 4 Stella Gill Industrial, Estate Pelton Fell, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH2 2RG. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd founded?
Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd was incorporated on 8 June 2005, 8 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd's company number?
Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd's registered company number is 05475414.
Does Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd?
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 Chester Metal Fabrications Ltd'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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