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Is H B Technologies Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, H B Technologies Limited (company number 02671907) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 28 April 2026, by its creditors.

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H B Technologies Limited is now in creditors' voluntary 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 Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number02671907
Incorporated17 December 1991 (35 years old)
Registered officeUnit 21 Whinbank Park, Whinbank Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AY
Nature of business (SIC)71200: Technical testing and analysis
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation28 April 2026
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

H B Technologies Limited is a UK limited company based in Newton Aycliffe, incorporated in 1991 and 35 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is technical testing and analysis (SIC 71200). There have been 11 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

11 people have been appointed as directors of H B Technologies Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Philip LowtherActive
Alan ImesonActive
Stephen William Bellwood+ 1 otherResigned30 Apr 2024
Stephen William Bellwood+ 1 otherResigned14 Mar 2024
Harry ShuttResigned15 Mar 2016
Mawlaw Secretaries Limited+ 19 othersResigned20 Oct 1999
5 former directors · resigned 1991 to 1998
Malcolm Stephen Jacobs-PatonResigned10 Dec 1998
Kin Sing LeeResigned10 Dec 1998
HB Europe LimitedResigned10 Dec 1998
Geoffrey Brian Smethurst+ 1 otherResigned20 Dec 1991
Susan Carol Fadil+ 1 otherResigned20 Dec 1991

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
  • Mrs Ann Bateman Bellwood · ceased 30 Apr 2024
  • Mr Stephen William Bellwood · ceased 30 Apr 2024

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedHb Electonics Limited
Debenture · Created 5 Oct 1992 · Satisfied 27 Oct 1999

What happened

EventDateType
Notice to Registrar of Companies of Notice of disclaimer18 May 2026NDISC
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator11 May 2026600
Registered office address changed from Unit 21 Whinbank Park, Whinbank Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 6AY England to 1st Floor, 34 Falcon Court Preston Farm Industrial Estate Stockton-on-Tees Cleveland TS18 3TX on 2026-05-1111 May 2026AD01
Resolutions11 May 2026RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs11 May 2026LIQ02
115 earlier events · 1992 to 2026
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus28 April 2026
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-30 with no updates30 April 2025CS01
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-07-3117 October 2024AA
Appointment of Mr Alan Imeson as a director on 2024-04-3030 April 2024AP01
Appointment of Mr Philip Lowther as a director on 2024-04-3030 April 2024AP01
Confirmation statement made on 2024-04-30 with updates30 April 2024CS01
Notification of Alan Imeson as a person with significant control on 2024-04-3030 April 2024PSC01
Notification of Philip Lowther as a person with significant control on 2024-04-3030 April 2024PSC01
Cessation of Stephen William Bellwood as a person with significant control on 2024-04-3030 April 2024PSC07
Cessation of Ann Bateman Bellwood as a person with significant control on 2024-04-3030 April 2024PSC07
Termination of appointment of Stephen William Bellwood as a director on 2024-04-3030 April 2024TM01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2024-04-1212 April 2024SH01
Termination of appointment of Stephen William Bellwood as a secretary on 2024-03-1414 March 2024TM02
Registered office address changed from Technology Court Bradbury Road,Aycliffe Ind.Est. Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 6DA to Unit 21 Whinbank Park, Whinbank Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe County Durham DL5 6AY on 2024-03-1414 March 2024AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-07-319 February 2024AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-17 with no updates18 December 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-07-3120 March 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-17 with no updates20 December 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-07-3114 April 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-12-17 with no updates17 December 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-07-3123 April 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-12-17 with no updates17 December 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-07-3131 January 2020AA
Confirmation statement made on 2019-12-17 with no updates17 December 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-07-3113 March 2019AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-12-17 with no updates18 December 2018CS01
Confirmation statement made on 2017-12-17 with no updates19 December 2017CS01
Notification of Stephen William Bellwood as a person with significant control on 2016-12-1719 December 2017PSC01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-07-3113 December 2017AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-07-311 March 2017AA
Legacy24 January 2017RP04CS01
Confirmation statement made on 2016-12-17 with updates20 December 2016CS01
Purchase of own shares9 May 2016SH03
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2016-03-1514 April 2016SH06
Resolutions14 April 2016RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions14 April 2016RESOLUTIONS
Termination of appointment of Harry Shutt as a director on 2016-03-1524 March 2016TM01
Annual return made up to 2015-12-17 with full list of shareholders11 January 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-07-3111 December 2015AA
Annual return made up to 2014-12-17 with full list of shareholders9 January 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-07-3128 November 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2013-12-17 with full list of shareholders13 January 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-07-319 November 2013AA
Resolutions30 October 2013RESOLUTIONS
Annual return made up to 2012-12-17 with full list of shareholders24 December 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-07-3118 December 2012AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-07-3127 February 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2011-12-17 with full list of shareholders12 January 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-07-3130 March 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2010-12-17 with full list of shareholders22 December 2010AR01
Annual return made up to 2009-12-17 with full list of shareholders19 January 2010AR01
Director's details changed for Mr Harry Shutt on 2009-10-0619 January 2010CH01
Director's details changed for Mr Harry Shutt on 2009-06-0518 January 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-07-3124 November 2009AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2008-07-3112 March 2009AA
Legacy7 January 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2007-07-3117 April 2008AA
Legacy8 January 2008363a
Legacy10 January 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2006-07-318 November 2006AA
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2005-07-317 March 2006AA
Legacy28 December 2005363a
Legacy21 January 2005363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2004-07-315 January 2005AA
Accounts for a small company made up to 2003-07-3115 May 2004AA
Legacy19 January 2004363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2002-07-312 June 2003AA
Legacy23 January 2003363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2001-07-3131 May 2002AA
Legacy17 January 2002363s
Full accounts made up to 2000-07-315 June 2001AA
Legacy22 January 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 1999-07-311 June 2000AA
Legacy13 January 2000363s
Legacy12 November 1999288a
Legacy12 November 1999288b
Resolutions2 November 1999RESOLUTIONS
Legacy27 October 1999403a
Resolutions24 September 1999RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions24 September 1999RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions24 September 1999RESOLUTIONS
Auditor's resignation24 September 1999AUD
Full accounts made up to 1997-07-3125 February 1999AA
Full accounts made up to 1998-07-3112 February 1999AA
Legacy25 January 1999363a
Legacy14 January 1999288b
Legacy14 January 1999288b
Legacy14 January 1999288b
Legacy14 May 1998288c
Legacy30 December 1997363a
Legacy9 October 1997288c
Legacy9 October 1997288c
Full accounts made up to 1996-07-3124 March 1997AA
Legacy22 December 1996363a
Full accounts made up to 1995-07-3126 May 1996AA
Legacy21 December 1995363x
Legacy21 December 1995363(190)
Full accounts made up to 1994-07-311 September 1995AA
Legacy14 January 1995363s
A selection of mortgage documents registered before 1 January 19951 January 1995PRE95M
Full accounts made up to 1993-07-3121 March 1994AA
Legacy6 February 1994363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 1992-07-3127 May 1993AA
Legacy17 February 1993287
Legacy17 February 1993363s
Legacy22 October 1992395
Legacy18 October 1992288
Legacy18 October 1992288
Legacy18 October 1992288
Legacy18 October 1992288
Legacy18 October 1992288
Legacy15 October 199288(2)R
Legacy26 August 1992225(1)
Legacy20 January 1992288
Legacy20 January 1992288
Incorporation17 December 1991NEWINC

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 H B Technologies Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. H B Technologies Limited (company number 02671907) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 28 April 2026, by its creditors.
What does H B Technologies Limited do?
H B Technologies Limited's registered nature of business is technical testing and analysis (SIC 71200).
Where is H B Technologies Limited based?
H B Technologies Limited's registered office is Unit 21 Whinbank Park, Whinbank Road, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6AY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was H B Technologies Limited founded?
H B Technologies Limited was incorporated on 17 December 1991, 35 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is H B Technologies Limited's company number?
H B Technologies Limited's registered company number is 02671907.
Who has significant control of H B Technologies Limited?
2 active people with significant control over H B Technologies Limited are on the register: Mr Philip Lowther, Mr Alan Imeson.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of H B Technologies 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 H B Technologies 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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