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Is Tested Spring Company Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Tested Spring Company Limited (company number 00437480) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 April 2026, by its creditors. Richard Paul James Goodwin of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Tested Spring Company 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 number00437480
Incorporated21 June 1947 (79 years old)
Registered office79 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UP
Nature of business (SIC)25930: Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation7 April 2026
LiquidatorRichard Paul James Goodwin, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Tested Spring Company Limited is a manufacturing business based in Birmingham, incorporated in 1947 and 79 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of wire products, chain and springs (SIC 25930). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, of which 2 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of Tested Spring Company Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Mark Simon WoodwardActive
Mark Simon WoodwardActive
Mollie WoodwardResigned5 May 2025
Peter Noel WoodwardResigned11 Mar 2015
Joseph Walter OliverResigned14 Mar 1995
Joseph Walter OliverResigned14 Mar 1995

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
Registered office address changed from 20 Hainge Road Tividale Oldbury West Midlands B69 2NG to 79 Caroline Street Birmingham B3 1UP on 2026-04-2121 April 2026AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator21 April 2026600
Statement of affairs21 April 2026LIQ02
Resolutions21 April 2026RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus7 April 2026
95 earlier events · 1986 to 2025
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-02 with updates10 November 2025CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-2823 October 2025AA
Change of details for Mrs Mollie Woodward as a person with significant control on 2025-05-0515 May 2025PSC04
Termination of appointment of Mollie Woodward as a director on 2025-05-0512 May 2025TM01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-02-2928 November 2024AA
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-02 with no updates11 November 2024CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-02-2822 November 2023AA
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-02 with no updates13 November 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-02-2823 November 2022AA
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-02 with no updates4 November 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2021-02-2822 November 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2021-11-02 with no updates5 November 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2020-02-2915 January 2021AA
Confirmation statement made on 2020-11-02 with updates2 November 2020CS01
Confirmation statement made on 2020-02-17 with no updates21 February 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2019-02-2821 November 2019AA
Director's details changed for Mrs Mollie Woodward on 2019-02-1919 February 2019CH01
Secretary's details changed for Mark Simon Woodward on 2019-01-1919 February 2019CH03
Confirmation statement made on 2019-02-17 with no updates19 February 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2018-02-2812 October 2018AA
Confirmation statement made on 2018-02-17 with no updates19 February 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2017-02-2816 September 2017AA
Confirmation statement made on 2017-02-17 with updates22 February 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2016-02-2916 September 2016AA
Director's details changed for Mrs Mollie Woodward on 2016-01-1410 March 2016CH01
Annual return made up to 2016-02-17 with full list of shareholders10 March 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2015-02-286 September 2015AA
Appointment of Mr Mark Simon Woodward as a director on 2015-03-1630 March 2015AP01
Termination of appointment of Peter Noel Woodward as a director on 2015-03-1130 March 2015TM01
Annual return made up to 2015-02-17 with full list of shareholders13 March 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2014-02-2828 November 2014AA
Annual return made up to 2014-02-17 with full list of shareholders24 February 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2013-02-2816 July 2013AA
Annual return made up to 2013-02-17 with full list of shareholders12 March 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2012-02-298 October 2012AA
Annual return made up to 2012-02-17 with full list of shareholders12 March 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2011-02-2831 October 2011AA
Annual return made up to 2011-02-17 with full list of shareholders2 March 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2010-02-2820 October 2010AA
Director's details changed for Mrs Mollie Woodward on 2010-02-173 March 2010CH01
Annual return made up to 2010-02-17 with full list of shareholders3 March 2010AR01
Director's details changed for Mr Peter Noel Woodward on 2010-02-173 March 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2009-02-2829 September 2009AA
Legacy25 February 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2008-02-291 December 2008AA
Legacy19 March 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2007-02-281 December 2007AA
Legacy6 March 2007363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2006-02-285 December 2006AA
Legacy13 February 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2005-02-287 December 2005AA
Legacy7 February 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2004-02-297 December 2004AA
Legacy8 April 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2003-02-2815 October 2003AA
Legacy22 March 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2002-02-2811 October 2002AA
Legacy11 February 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up to 2001-02-2814 December 2001AA
Legacy19 April 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 2000-02-2921 November 2000AA
Legacy5 May 2000363s
Accounts for a small company made up to 1999-02-2829 December 1999AA
Legacy21 April 1999363s
Full accounts made up to 1998-02-2824 December 1998AA
Legacy23 April 1998363s
Full accounts made up to 1997-02-282 January 1998AA
Legacy9 April 1997363s
Full accounts made up to 1996-02-295 December 1996AA
Legacy16 May 1996363s
Full accounts made up to 1995-02-2822 December 1995AA
Legacy11 April 1995288
Legacy16 February 1995363s
Resolutions14 September 1994RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions14 September 1994RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions14 September 1994RESOLUTIONS
Full accounts made up to 1994-02-287 September 1994AA
Legacy26 February 1994363s
Full accounts made up to 1993-02-2815 October 1993AA
Legacy18 February 1993363s
Full accounts made up to 1992-02-2921 October 1992AA
Legacy19 February 1992363s
Full accounts made up to 1991-02-2823 December 1991AA
Legacy11 March 1991363a
Legacy28 January 1991225(1)
Full accounts made up to 1990-03-0415 November 1990AA
Legacy18 July 1990363
Legacy27 February 1990363
Full accounts made up to 1989-03-0423 January 1990AA
Full accounts made up to 1988-03-0421 November 1988AA
Legacy10 March 1988363
Legacy10 March 1988363
Full accounts made up to 1987-03-0425 January 1988AA
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Legacy18 November 1986363
Full accounts made up to 1986-03-046 November 1986AA

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Tested Spring Company Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Tested Spring Company Limited (company number 00437480) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 April 2026, by its creditors. Richard Paul James Goodwin of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Tested Spring Company Limited?
Richard Paul James Goodwin, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Tested Spring Company Limited on 7 April 2026. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Tested Spring Company Limited do?
Tested Spring Company Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of wire products, chain and springs (SIC 25930). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Tested Spring Company Limited based?
Tested Spring Company Limited's registered office is 79 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1UP. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Tested Spring Company Limited founded?
Tested Spring Company Limited was incorporated on 21 June 1947, 79 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Tested Spring Company Limited's company number?
Tested Spring Company Limited's registered company number is 00437480.
Who has significant control of Tested Spring Company Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Tested Spring Company Limited is on the register: Mrs Mollie Woodward Deceased.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Tested Spring Company 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 Tested Spring Company 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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