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Is S & L Engine Services Ltd in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, S & L Engine Services Ltd (company number 08203910) entered compulsory liquidation on 2 April 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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S & L Engine 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 number08203910
Incorporated6 September 2012 (14 years old)
Registered officeRailway Passage, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 1BY
Nature of business (SIC)25990: Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation2 April 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

S & L Engine Services Ltd is a manufacturing business based in Stoke-on-Trent, incorporated in 2012 and 13 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). There have been 3 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, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

3 people have been appointed as directors of S & L Engine Services Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
Gordon Harry LewisActive
Mark Gordon LewisActive
Barbara Kahan+ 254 othersResigned6 Sep 2012

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.

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
OutstandingBarclays Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 31 Oct 2014 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up14 April 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus2 April 2025
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued11 February 2025DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates10 February 2025CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended26 November 2024DISS16(SOAS)
43 earlier events · 2012 to 2024
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off26 November 2024GAZ1
Withdraw the company strike off application25 September 2024DS02
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off24 September 2024GAZ1(A)
Application to strike the company off the register16 September 2024DS01
Micro company accounts made up18 March 2024AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued19 December 2023DISS40
Confirmation statement made with no updates18 December 2023CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended8 December 2023DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off28 November 2023GAZ1
Micro company accounts made up10 May 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates11 October 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up23 June 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 October 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up25 May 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates14 September 2020CS01
Change of details as a person with significant control23 June 2020PSC04
Change of details as a person with significant control23 June 2020PSC04
Director's details changed23 June 2020CH01
Director's details changed23 June 2020CH01
Total exemption full accounts made up18 June 2020AA
Registered office address changed16 March 2020AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates7 October 2019CS01
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares11 September 2019SH10
Change of share class name or designation11 September 2019SH08
Resolutions11 September 2019RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed9 July 2019AD01
Total exemption full accounts made up26 June 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 September 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up12 June 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates7 September 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 April 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates21 September 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 February 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders17 September 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 March 2015AA
Registration of charge , created5 November 2014MR01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders11 September 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up13 February 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 September 2013AR01
Appointment as a director12 September 2012AP01
Appointment as a director12 September 2012AP01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares12 September 2012SH01
Termination of appointment as a director12 September 2012TM01
Incorporation6 September 2012NEWINC

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 S & L Engine Services Ltd in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. S & L Engine Services Ltd (company number 08203910) entered compulsory liquidation on 2 April 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of S & L Engine Services Ltd?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of S & L Engine Services Ltd on 2 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does S & L Engine Services Ltd do?
S & L Engine Services Ltd's registered nature of business is manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. (SIC 25990). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is S & L Engine Services Ltd based?
S & L Engine Services Ltd's registered office is Railway Passage, Longton, Stoke-On-Trent, ST3 1BY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was S & L Engine Services Ltd founded?
S & L Engine Services Ltd was incorporated on 6 September 2012, 13 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is S & L Engine Services Ltd's company number?
S & L Engine Services Ltd's registered company number is 08203910.
Who has significant control of S & L Engine Services Ltd?
2 active people with significant control over S & L Engine Services Ltd are on the register: Mr Mark Gordon Lewis, Mr Gordon Harry Lewis.
Does S & L Engine Services Ltd have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against S & L Engine Services Ltd out of 1 on file. Outstanding charges represent secured creditors who rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any recovery.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of S & L Engine 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 S & L Engine 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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