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Is Esme Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Esme Engineering Limited (company number 09570109) entered compulsory liquidation on 8 June 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Brighton of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Esme Engineering 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 number09570109
Incorporated30 April 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office13 Millfield Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BX
Nature of business (SIC)43999: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation8 June 2022
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Brighton, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Esme Engineering Limited is a construction business based in Sevenoaks, incorporated in 2015 and 7 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of Esme Engineering Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Joanne Fay PrenticeActive
Connor James MacLeodResigned1 May 2021

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.

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up16 June 2022COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus8 June 2022
Application to strike the company off the register26 May 2022DS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates3 May 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 December 2021AA
14 earlier events · 2016 to 2021
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 May 2021CS01
Termination of appointment as a director17 May 2021TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up14 July 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 April 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 April 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up8 November 2018AA
Previous accounting period shortened10 August 2018AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 April 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 January 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates8 May 2017CS01
Registered office address changed26 August 2016AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 June 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 May 2016AR01
Incorporation30 April 2015NEWINC

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 Esme Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Esme Engineering Limited (company number 09570109) entered compulsory liquidation on 8 June 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Brighton of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Esme Engineering Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Brighton, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Esme Engineering Limited on 8 June 2022. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Esme Engineering Limited do?
Esme Engineering Limited's registered nature of business is other specialised construction activities n.e.c. (SIC 43999). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Esme Engineering Limited based?
Esme Engineering Limited's registered office is 13 Millfield Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, TN15 6BX. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Esme Engineering Limited founded?
Esme Engineering Limited was incorporated on 30 April 2015, 7 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Esme Engineering Limited's company number?
Esme Engineering Limited's registered company number is 09570109.
Who has significant control of Esme Engineering Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Esme Engineering Limited is on the register: Mr Connor James Macleod.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Esme Engineering 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 Esme Engineering 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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