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Is Sterling Foundry Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Sterling Foundry Limited (company number 07303840) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 21 April 2025, by its creditors. David Neil Hughes of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Sterling Foundry Limited is now in creditors' voluntary 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 Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number07303840
Previously known as
  • Forest Metal Components Sales Limited, Jul 2010 to Oct 2013
Incorporated5 July 2010 (16 years old)
Registered officePriory Lodge, London Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6HH
Nature of business (SIC)25110: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation21 April 2025
LiquidatorDavid Neil Hughes, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Sterling Foundry Limited is a manufacturing business based in Cheltenham, incorporated in 2010 and 15 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of Sterling Foundry Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Darren Shergill+ 1 otherActive
Caroline Louisa Helen Gregg+ 1 otherActive
Jason Lewis Gregg+ 1 otherResigned26 Sep 2023
Ian Littleton GrayResigned30 Jun 2016
Ian Littleton GrayResigned13 Mar 2014
Caroline Louisa Helen Gregg+ 1 otherResigned1 Aug 2013

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.

What happened

EventDateType
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation1 July 2026GAZ2
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up1 April 2026LIQ14
Registered office address changed9 May 2025AD01
Resolutions1 May 2025RESOLUTIONS
Statement of affairs1 May 2025LIQ02
48 earlier events · 2011 to 2025
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator1 May 2025600
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus21 April 2025
Current accounting period extended26 June 2024AA01
Change of details as a person with significant control25 April 2024PSC04
Confirmation statement made with updates24 April 2024CS01
Micro company accounts made up24 April 2024AA
Notification as a person with significant control24 April 2024PSC01
Change of details as a person with significant control20 February 2024PSC04
Appointment as a director16 October 2023AP01
Termination of appointment as a director16 October 2023TM01
Appointment as a director13 October 2023AP01
Confirmation statement made with no updates19 July 2023CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 March 2023AA
Registered office address changed16 September 2022AD01
Confirmation statement made with no updates16 September 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 July 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates9 August 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 April 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 July 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 April 2020AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates12 July 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up30 April 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates9 August 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up24 April 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates25 July 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 April 2017AA
Termination of appointment as a director28 July 2016TM01
Confirmation statement made with updates28 July 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 April 2016AA
Appointment as a director13 August 2015AP01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 August 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up30 April 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders8 August 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up29 April 2014AA
Termination of appointment as a director11 April 2014TM01
Change of name notice17 October 2013CONNOT
Certificate of change of name17 October 2013CERTNM
Appointment as a director25 September 2013AP01
Appointment as a director25 September 2013AP01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders25 September 2013AR01
Termination of appointment as a director25 September 2013TM01
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares25 September 2013SH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 April 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders29 August 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 April 2012AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued8 November 2011DISS40
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders3 November 2011AR01
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off1 November 2011GAZ1
Incorporation5 July 2010NEWINC

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 Sterling Foundry Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Sterling Foundry Limited (company number 07303840) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 21 April 2025, by its creditors. David Neil Hughes of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Sterling Foundry Limited?
David Neil Hughes, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Sterling Foundry Limited on 21 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Sterling Foundry Limited do?
Sterling Foundry Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (SIC 25110). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Sterling Foundry Limited based?
Sterling Foundry Limited's registered office is Priory Lodge, London Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6HH. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Sterling Foundry Limited founded?
Sterling Foundry Limited was incorporated on 5 July 2010, 15 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Sterling Foundry Limited's company number?
Sterling Foundry Limited's registered company number is 07303840.
Who has significant control of Sterling Foundry Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Sterling Foundry Limited are on the register: Mrs Caroline Louisa Helen Gregg, Mr Jason Lewis Gregg.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Sterling Foundry 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 Sterling Foundry 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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