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Is Vector Precision Engineering Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 5 June 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Vector Precision Engineering Limited (company number 04242361) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 August 2025, by its creditors. Sean Ward of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Vector Precision Engineering 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.

How the case progressed

  1. Administration
    16 August 2023 · Leonard Curtis
  2. Creditors' voluntary liquidation
    7 August 2025

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number04242361
Incorporated27 June 2001 (25 years old)
Registered office2nd Floor 40 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4QP
Nature of business (SIC)28990: Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation7 August 2025
LiquidatorSean Ward, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Official noticeView the official notice ↗
Statement of AffairsFiled 4 January 2024, declared assets & liabilities ↗
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Vector Precision Engineering Limited is a manufacturing business based in Bristol, incorporated in 2001 and 24 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (SIC 28990). There have been 6 director appointments since incorporation, alongside 1 person with significant control. 1 charge has been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

6 people have been appointed as directors of Vector Precision Engineering Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Hanif Mohammed Saddiq+ 1 otherResigned1 Jun 2023
Robert Peter Cobain+ 2 othersResigned1 Jun 2023
George Anthony BourneResigned13 Dec 2019
George Anthony BourneResigned13 Dec 2019
Leslie George FordResigned13 Dec 2019
Chettleburghs Secretarial Ltd+ 125 othersResigned27 Jun 2001

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.

2 ceased controls
  • Mr Leslie George Ford · ceased 13 Dec 2019
  • Mr George Anthony Bourne · ceased 13 Dec 2019

Charges register

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

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedGeorge Anthony Bourne, Leslie George Ford
A registered charge · Created 13 Dec 2019 · Satisfied 27 Mar 2023

What happened

EventDateType
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator18 August 2025600
Notice of move from Administration case to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation7 August 2025AM22
Administrator's progress report3 March 2025AM10
Notice of appointment of a replacement or additional administrator27 November 2024AM11
Notice of order removing administrator from office27 November 2024AM16
80 earlier events · 2001 to 2024
Administrator's progress report19 August 2024AM10
Notice of extension of period of Administration2 August 2024AM19
Administrator's progress report5 March 2024AM10
Statement of affairs4 January 2024AM02
Termination of appointment as a director16 November 2023TM01
Termination of appointment as a director18 October 2023TM01
Notice of deemed approval of proposals7 October 2023AM06
Statement of administrator's proposal22 September 2023AM03
Registered office address changed16 August 2023AD01
Appointment of an administrator16 August 2023AM01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued5 July 2023DISS40
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off4 July 2023GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 June 2023CS01
Satisfaction of charge in full27 March 2023MR04
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued28 September 2022DISS40
Total exemption full accounts made up27 September 2022AA
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off27 September 2022GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates13 June 2022CS01
Confirmation statement made with updates6 May 2021CS01
Micro company accounts made up30 April 2021AA
Registered office address changed11 January 2021AD01
Registered office address changed8 January 2021AD01
Confirmation statement made with updates23 April 2020CS01
Termination of appointment as a secretary20 April 2020TM02
Termination of appointment as a director20 April 2020TM01
Termination of appointment as a director20 April 2020TM01
Notification as a person with significant control20 April 2020PSC02
Cessation as a person with significant control20 April 2020PSC07
Cessation as a person with significant control20 April 2020PSC07
Director's details changed20 April 2020CH01
Director's details changed20 April 2020CH01
Micro company accounts made up25 February 2020AA
Director's details changed10 February 2020CH01
Appointment as a director15 January 2020AP01
Appointment as a director15 January 2020AP01
Resolutions8 January 2020RESOLUTIONS
Statement of company's objects8 January 2020CC04
Registration of charge , created19 December 2019MR01
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 July 2019CS01
Micro company accounts made up2 November 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates27 June 2018CS01
Micro company accounts made up24 April 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates10 July 2017CS01
Notification as a person with significant control10 July 2017PSC01
Notification as a person with significant control10 July 2017PSC01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 April 2017AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders28 June 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 March 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders1 July 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up26 March 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders2 July 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up18 March 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 July 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 March 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 July 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 March 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 July 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 January 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders5 July 2010AR01
Director's details changed5 July 2010CH01
Director's details changed5 July 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up10 December 2009AA
Legacy3 July 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 March 2009AA
Legacy22 July 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up10 March 2008AA
Legacy13 July 2007363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 March 2007AA
Legacy11 July 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 February 2006AA
Legacy7 September 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 March 2005AA
Legacy29 July 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 April 2004AA
Legacy11 July 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 January 2003AA
Legacy22 July 2002363s
Legacy9 July 200288(2)R
Legacy14 May 2002225
Legacy5 July 2001288b
Incorporation27 June 2001NEWINC

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 Vector Precision Engineering Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Vector Precision Engineering Limited (company number 04242361) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 7 August 2025, by its creditors. Sean Ward of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Vector Precision Engineering Limited?
Sean Ward, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Vector Precision Engineering Limited on 7 August 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Vector Precision Engineering Limited do?
Vector Precision Engineering Limited's registered nature of business is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (SIC 28990). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Vector Precision Engineering Limited based?
Vector Precision Engineering Limited's registered office is 2nd Floor 40 Queen Square, Bristol, BS1 4QP. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Vector Precision Engineering Limited founded?
Vector Precision Engineering Limited was incorporated on 27 June 2001, 24 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Vector Precision Engineering Limited's company number?
Vector Precision Engineering Limited's registered company number is 04242361.
Who has significant control of Vector Precision Engineering Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Vector Precision Engineering Limited is on the register: Cre8 Network Investments Limited.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Vector Precision 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 Vector Precision 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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