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Is Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd (company number 09163334) entered compulsory liquidation on 8 July 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Brighton of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Martin Stidwell Building Contractors 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 number09163334
Previously known as
  • Martin Stidwell Construction Ltd, Aug 2014 to Aug 2014
Incorporated6 August 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office19 Boulevard, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 1NR
Nature of business (SIC)43290: Other construction installation (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation8 July 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Brighton, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd is a construction business based in Weston-super-Mare, incorporated in 2014 and 11 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other construction installation (SIC 43290). There has been 1 director appointment since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

1 person has been appointed as directors of Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Martin George StidwellActive

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up18 July 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus8 July 2025
Micro company accounts made up23 May 2025AA
Voluntary arrangement supervisor's abstract of receipts and payments21 February 2025CVA3
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 August 2024CS01
26 earlier events · 2014 to 2024
Micro company accounts made up30 May 2024AA
Insolvency court order4 April 2024LIQ MISC OC
Notice to Registrar of companies voluntary arrangement taking effect20 March 2024CVA1
Insolvency court order20 March 2024LIQ MISC OC
Voluntary arrangement supervisor's abstract of receipts and payments6 March 2024CVA3
Confirmation statement made with no updates3 August 2023CS01
Micro company accounts made up26 May 2023AA
Notice to Registrar of companies voluntary arrangement taking effect24 February 2023CVA1
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 August 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up27 May 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates17 September 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up28 May 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates1 September 2020CS01
Micro company accounts made up17 July 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates8 August 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up23 May 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 August 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 May 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates26 September 2017CS01
Micro company accounts made up26 May 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates30 August 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 May 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders14 September 2015AR01
Director's details changed14 September 2015CH01
Registered office address changed14 September 2015AD01
Certificate of change of name7 August 2014CERTNM
Incorporation6 August 2014NEWINC

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 Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd (company number 09163334) entered compulsory liquidation on 8 July 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Brighton of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Brighton, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd on 8 July 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd do?
Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd's registered nature of business is other construction installation (SIC 43290). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd based?
Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd's registered office is 19 Boulevard, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, BS23 1NR. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd founded?
Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd was incorporated on 6 August 2014, 11 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd's company number?
Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd's registered company number is 09163334.
Who has significant control of Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd?
1 active person with significant control over Martin Stidwell Building Contractors Ltd is on the register: Mr Martin Stidwell.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Martin Stidwell Building Contractors 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 Martin Stidwell Building Contractors 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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