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Is Esdale Tooling Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Esdale Tooling Limited (company number 05233520) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 May 2011, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Esdale Tooling 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    18 September 2008
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    3 March 2010
  3. Compulsory liquidation
    12 May 2011

Company at a glance

StatusIn Compulsory Liquidation
Company number05233520
Previously known as
  • Esdale Plastic Tooling Limited, Sep 2004 to Dec 2004
Incorporated16 September 2004 (22 years old)
Registered officeRsm Tenon Recovery 11th Floor, 66 Chiltern Street, London, W1U 4JT
Date entered compulsory liquidation12 May 2011
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or London, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Esdale Tooling Limited is a UK limited company based in London, incorporated in 2004 and 7 years old when the liquidator was appointed. There have been 11 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed. 7 charges have been registered against the company, 7 of which are still outstanding.

Directors

11 people have been appointed as directors of Esdale Tooling Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Key2 Secretarial LimitedActive
Gary Mark EllisResigned1 Mar 2008
Meba Limited+ 1 otherResigned19 Jan 2008
Meba Limited+ 1 otherResigned31 Dec 2007
Frank EastwoodResigned19 Oct 2007
5 former directors · resigned 2004 to 2007
David Robert BrownResigned19 Jul 2007
David Robert BrownResigned19 Jul 2007
Harry BrownResigned19 Jul 2007
Swift Incorporations Limited+ 2167 othersResigned16 Sep 2004
Instant Companies Limited+ 1043 othersResigned16 Sep 2004

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. 7 outstanding · 0 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingQuay Consultancy and Financial Services Limited
All assets debenture · Created 17 Apr 2008 · Pending
OutstandingBarclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture · Created 20 Mar 2008 · Pending
OutstandingState Securities PLC
Supplemental chattel mortgage · Created 31 Jan 2008 · Pending
OutstandingKEY2 Law LLP
Debenture · Created 5 Oct 2007 · Pending
OutstandingState Securities PLC
Supplemental chattel mortgage · Created 22 Aug 2007 · Pending
OutstandingBibby Financial Services Limited as Security Trustee
Debenture · Created 13 Aug 2007 · Pending
OutstandingHsbc Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 16 Apr 2007 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up11 July 2011COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus12 May 2011
Registered office address changed2 March 2011AD01
Administrator's progress report3 March 20102.24B
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation3 March 20102.34B
42 earlier events · 2004 to 2009
Administrator's progress report6 May 20092.24B
Statement of administrator's proposal12 December 20082.17B
Appointment of an administrator2 October 20082.12B
Legacy29 September 2008287
AdministrationStatus18 September 2008
Legacy7 May 2008395
Legacy2 April 2008395
Legacy25 March 2008288b
Legacy25 March 2008288a
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 March 2008AA
Legacy19 February 2008363a
Legacy19 February 2008353
Legacy14 February 2008288a
Legacy11 February 2008288b
Legacy8 February 2008288b
Legacy5 February 2008395
Legacy25 January 200888(2)R
Resolutions23 January 2008RESOLUTIONS
Legacy1 November 2007288b
Legacy25 October 2007395
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 October 2007AA
Legacy2 October 2007288a
Legacy6 September 2007288a
Legacy29 August 2007395
Legacy20 August 2007288b
Legacy20 August 2007288b
Legacy14 August 2007395
Legacy8 August 2007288a
Legacy7 August 2007287
Legacy24 April 2007395
Total exemption small company accounts made up19 October 2006AA
Legacy4 October 2006363a
Legacy24 October 2005363a
Legacy24 October 2005353
Legacy7 July 2005225
Legacy13 January 200588(2)R
Certificate of change of name22 December 2004CERTNM
Legacy30 September 2004288a
Legacy22 September 2004288a
Legacy22 September 2004288a
Legacy16 September 2004288b
Legacy16 September 2004288b
Incorporation16 September 2004NEWINC

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 Esdale Tooling Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Esdale Tooling Limited (company number 05233520) entered compulsory liquidation on 12 May 2011, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or London of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Esdale Tooling Limited?
The Official Receiver Or London, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Esdale Tooling Limited on 12 May 2011. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
Where is Esdale Tooling Limited based?
Esdale Tooling Limited's registered office is Rsm Tenon Recovery 11th Floor, 66 Chiltern Street, London, W1U 4JT. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Esdale Tooling Limited founded?
Esdale Tooling Limited was incorporated on 16 September 2004, 7 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Esdale Tooling Limited's company number?
Esdale Tooling Limited's registered company number is 05233520.
Does Esdale Tooling Limited have any outstanding charges?
7 outstanding charges are registered against Esdale Tooling Limited out of 7 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Esdale Tooling 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 Esdale Tooling 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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