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Is M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd (company number 10674859) entered compulsory liquidation on 25 January 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Birmingham of null was appointed as liquidator.

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M. Smallwood Building Services 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 number10674859
Incorporated16 March 2017 (9 years old)
Registered officeUnit 1, Rumbush Farm Business Park Rumbush Lane, Earlswood, Solihull, B94 5LW
Nature of business (SIC)41202: Construction of domestic buildings (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation25 January 2022
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Birmingham, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd is a construction business based in Solihull, incorporated in 2017 and 5 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is construction of domestic buildings (SIC 41202). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Matthew James SmallwoodResigned2 Jun 2021
Claire Louise BurkeResigned6 Sep 2018

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

What happened

EventDateType
Dissolution deferment10 March 2023L64.04
Completion of winding up10 March 2023L64.07
Registered office address changed11 October 2022AD01
Order of court to wind up1 February 2022COCOMP
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 February 2022GAZ1
12 earlier events · 2017 to 2022
Compulsory liquidationStatus25 January 2022
Termination of appointment as a director6 July 2021TM01
Micro company accounts made up30 March 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 March 2021CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 April 2020CS01
Registered office address changed29 November 2019AD01
Micro company accounts made up11 September 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 May 2019CS01
Termination of appointment as a director6 September 2018TM01
Micro company accounts made up14 July 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 April 2018CS01
Appointment as a director24 March 2017AP01
Incorporation16 March 2017NEWINC

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 M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd (company number 10674859) entered compulsory liquidation on 25 January 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Birmingham of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Birmingham, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd on 25 January 2022. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd do?
M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd's registered nature of business is construction of domestic buildings (SIC 41202). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd based?
M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd's registered office is Unit 1, Rumbush Farm Business Park Rumbush Lane, Earlswood, Solihull, B94 5LW. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd founded?
M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd was incorporated on 16 March 2017, 5 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd's company number?
M. Smallwood Building Services Ltd's registered company number is 10674859.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of M. Smallwood Building Services 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 M. Smallwood Building Services 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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