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Is Southern Fire Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Southern Fire Engineering Limited (company number 10051568) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 September 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Croydon of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Southern Fire Engineering 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 number10051568
Incorporated9 March 2016 (10 years old)
Registered office50 Park Avenue Park Avenue East, Epsom, KT17 2NY
Nature of business (SIC)41201: Construction of commercial buildings (Construction)
Date entered compulsory liquidation21 September 2022
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Croydon, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Southern Fire Engineering Limited is a construction business based in Epsom, incorporated in 2016 and 6 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is construction of commercial buildings (SIC 41201). There have been 2 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, 1 of which is still outstanding.

Directors

2 people have been appointed as directors of Southern Fire Engineering Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Mariamageelena Van Der WaltActive
Adriano Memmo+ 1 otherActive

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
OutstandingHsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge · Created 28 Sep 2020 · Pending

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up29 September 2022COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus21 September 2022
Registered office address changed23 July 2022AD01
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 March 2022CS01
Micro company accounts made up5 January 2022AA
11 earlier events · 2017 to 2021
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 April 2021CS01
Registration of charge , created6 October 2020MR01
Micro company accounts made up27 April 2020AA
Previous accounting period shortened23 April 2020AA01
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 March 2020CS01
Micro company accounts made up19 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates21 March 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up11 December 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates8 March 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up5 December 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates30 March 2017CS01
Incorporation9 March 2016NEWINC

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 Southern Fire Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Southern Fire Engineering Limited (company number 10051568) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 September 2022, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Croydon of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Southern Fire Engineering Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Croydon, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Southern Fire Engineering Limited on 21 September 2022. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Southern Fire Engineering Limited do?
Southern Fire Engineering Limited's registered nature of business is construction of commercial buildings (SIC 41201). It is classified in the construction sector.
Where is Southern Fire Engineering Limited based?
Southern Fire Engineering Limited's registered office is 50 Park Avenue Park Avenue East, Epsom, KT17 2NY. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Southern Fire Engineering Limited founded?
Southern Fire Engineering Limited was incorporated on 9 March 2016, 6 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Southern Fire Engineering Limited's company number?
Southern Fire Engineering Limited's registered company number is 10051568.
Who has significant control of Southern Fire Engineering Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Southern Fire Engineering Limited is on the register: Mr Adriano Memmo.
Does Southern Fire Engineering Limited have any outstanding charges?
an outstanding charge is registered against Southern Fire Engineering Limited 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 Southern Fire Engineering 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 Southern Fire Engineering 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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