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Is JDS Subsea Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, JDS Subsea Services Limited (company number SC450399) entered compulsory liquidation on 6 September 2016, by order of the court. Alexander Iain Fraser of null was appointed as liquidator.

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JDS Subsea Services 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 numberSC450399
Incorporated21 May 2013 (13 years old)
Registered officeC/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited, Suite B 4th Floor, Meridian, Union Row, Aberdeen, AB10 1SA
Nature of business (SIC)82990: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Date entered compulsory liquidation6 September 2016
LiquidatorAlexander Iain Fraser, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

JDS Subsea Services Limited is a UK limited company based in Aberdeen, incorporated in 2013 and 3 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other business support service activities n.e.c. (SIC 82990). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of JDS Subsea Services Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Jamie Duncan SmithActive
Kirsty Anne SmithActive

What happened

EventDateType
Registered office address changed22 April 2024AD01
Registered office address changed15 September 2016AD01
Court order notice of winding up15 September 2016CO4.2(Scot)
Notice of winding up order15 September 20164.2(Scot)
Compulsory liquidationStatus6 September 2016
7 earlier events · 2013 to 2016
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended17 June 2016DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off3 May 2016GAZ1
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 June 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 February 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders28 May 2014AR01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares22 January 2014SH01
Appointment as a director13 June 2013AP01
Incorporation21 May 2013NEWINC

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 JDS Subsea Services Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. JDS Subsea Services Limited (company number SC450399) entered compulsory liquidation on 6 September 2016, by order of the court. Alexander Iain Fraser of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of JDS Subsea Services Limited?
Alexander Iain Fraser, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of JDS Subsea Services Limited on 6 September 2016. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does JDS Subsea Services Limited do?
JDS Subsea Services Limited's registered nature of business is other business support service activities n.e.c. (SIC 82990).
Where is JDS Subsea Services Limited based?
JDS Subsea Services Limited's registered office is C/O Frp Advisory Trading Limited, Suite B 4th Floor, Meridian, Union Row, Aberdeen, AB10 1SA. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was JDS Subsea Services Limited founded?
JDS Subsea Services Limited was incorporated on 21 May 2013, 3 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is JDS Subsea Services Limited's company number?
JDS Subsea Services Limited's registered company number is SC450399.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of JDS Subsea Services 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 JDS Subsea Services 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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