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Is Decima Engineering Company Limited in liquidation?

Last verified 24 May 2026
In LiquidationYes, Decima Engineering Company Limited (company number 00980610) entered liquidation on 13 July 2018.

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Decima Engineering Company Limited is now in 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 Liquidation
Company number00980610
Incorporated28 May 1970 (56 years old)
Registered officeMoriston House, 75 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6JB
Date entered liquidation13 July 2018
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Decima Engineering Company Limited is a UK limited company based in Chelmsford, incorporated in 1970 and 48 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Decima Engineering Company Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Alan Edward LaverActive
Frank Sidney AlfreyActive
Alan Edward LaverActive
David Brian SherriffResigned21 Feb 1995
David Kerry WeatherleyResigned19 Jan 1995

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

What happened

EventDateType
Restoration by order of court - previously in Compulsory Liquidation13 July 2018REST-COCOMP
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87

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 Decima Engineering Company Limited in liquidation?
Yes. Decima Engineering Company Limited (company number 00980610) entered liquidation on 13 July 2018.
Where is Decima Engineering Company Limited based?
Decima Engineering Company Limited's registered office is Moriston House, 75 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6JB. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Decima Engineering Company Limited founded?
Decima Engineering Company Limited was incorporated on 28 May 1970, 48 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Decima Engineering Company Limited's company number?
Decima Engineering Company Limited's registered company number is 00980610.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Decima Engineering Company 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 Decima Engineering Company 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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