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Is Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd (company number 09818769) entered compulsory liquidation on 26 November 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Newcastle of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Highline Cars Finance and Leasing 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 number09818769
Previously known as
  • Highline Motrs Ltd, Oct 2015 to May 2016
Incorporated12 October 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office306 Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8JY
Nature of business (SIC)45200: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (Retail)
Date entered compulsory liquidation26 November 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Newcastle, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd is a retail business based in Birmingham, incorporated in 2015 and 10 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). There have been 4 director appointments since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

4 people have been appointed as directors of Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Ashfaq Mohammed AzamActive
Bismillah HamidResigned1 Nov 2021
Latif Hasham BindResigned12 Dec 2019
Mohammed Ashfaq AzamResigned1 Nov 2019

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.

1 ceased control
  • Mrs Bismillah Hamid · ceased 1 Nov 2021

What happened

EventDateType
Dissolution deferment10 June 2026L64.04
Completion of winding up10 June 2026L64.07
Order of court to wind up9 December 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus26 November 2025
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended7 July 2023DISS16(SOAS)
39 earlier events · 2016 to 2023
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off20 June 2023GAZ1
Micro company accounts made up2 August 2022AA
Termination of appointment as a director28 March 2022TM01
Cessation as a person with significant control28 March 2022PSC07
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 March 2022CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates23 February 2022CS01
Notification as a person with significant control7 January 2022PSC01
Appointment as a director7 January 2022AP01
Micro company accounts made up18 August 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with updates29 January 2021CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates20 January 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up4 January 2021AA
Micro company accounts made up22 December 2020AA
Notification as a person with significant control14 December 2020PSC01
Termination of appointment as a director14 December 2020TM01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued11 December 2020DISS40
Appointment as a director10 December 2020AP01
Registered office address changed10 December 2020AD01
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 December 2020CS01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off3 November 2020GAZ1
Appointment as a director5 January 2020AP01
Termination of appointment as a director5 January 2020TM01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued31 December 2019DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates30 December 2019CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended9 November 2019DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 October 2019GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued16 March 2019DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 March 2019CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended13 February 2019DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off22 January 2019GAZ1
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued3 October 2018DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off2 October 2018GAZ1
Micro company accounts made up1 October 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates31 January 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up29 January 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates8 August 2017CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued25 July 2017DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off23 May 2017GAZ1
Resolutions12 May 2016RESOLUTIONS
Incorporation12 October 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 Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd (company number 09818769) entered compulsory liquidation on 26 November 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Newcastle of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Newcastle, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd on 26 November 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd do?
Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd's registered nature of business is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd based?
Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd's registered office is 306 Ladypool Road, Birmingham, B12 8JY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd founded?
Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd was incorporated on 12 October 2015, 10 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd's company number?
Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd's registered company number is 09818769.
Who has significant control of Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Highline Cars Finance and Leasing Ltd is on the register: Mr Ashfaq Mohammed Azam.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Highline Cars Finance and Leasing 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 Highline Cars Finance and Leasing 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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