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Is Wares Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Compulsory LiquidationYes, Wares Engineering Limited (company number 08959253) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Wares 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 number08959253
Incorporated26 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered officeUnit 3 Harlequin Tradng Estate, Alderney Street, Newport, NP20 5NH
Nature of business (SIC)33110: Repair of fabricated metal products (Manufacturing)
Date entered compulsory liquidation21 May 2025
LiquidatorThe Official Receiver Or Manchester, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Wares Engineering Limited is a manufacturing business based in Newport, incorporated in 2014 and 11 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is repair of fabricated metal products (SIC 33110). There has been 1 director appointment since incorporation, of which 1 was on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 1 person with significant control.

Directors

1 person has been appointed as directors of Wares Engineering Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Steven WatkinsActive

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

What happened

EventDateType
Order of court to wind up29 May 2025COCOMP
Compulsory liquidationStatus21 May 2025
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended10 April 2025DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off4 March 2025GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates1 April 2024CS01
20 earlier events · 2015 to 2023
Unaudited abridged accounts made up21 December 2023AA
Unaudited abridged accounts made up31 March 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates24 March 2023CS01
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 April 2022CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up30 December 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates29 March 2021CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up9 February 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 June 2020CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up23 July 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 May 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up7 June 2018AA
Confirmation statement made with updates29 March 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up6 September 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates6 April 2017CS01
Director's details changed6 April 2017CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up8 July 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders1 April 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 November 2015AA
Registered office address changed15 October 2015AD01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 March 2015AR01
Incorporation26 March 2014NEWINC

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 Wares Engineering Limited in compulsory liquidation?
Yes. Wares Engineering Limited (company number 08959253) entered compulsory liquidation on 21 May 2025, by order of the court. The Official Receiver Or Manchester of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Wares Engineering Limited?
The Official Receiver Or Manchester, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Wares Engineering Limited on 21 May 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Wares Engineering Limited do?
Wares Engineering Limited's registered nature of business is repair of fabricated metal products (SIC 33110). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Wares Engineering Limited based?
Wares Engineering Limited's registered office is Unit 3 Harlequin Tradng Estate, Alderney Street, Newport, NP20 5NH. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Wares Engineering Limited founded?
Wares Engineering Limited was incorporated on 26 March 2014, 11 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Wares Engineering Limited's company number?
Wares Engineering Limited's registered company number is 08959253.
Who has significant control of Wares Engineering Limited?
1 active person with significant control over Wares Engineering Limited is on the register: Mr Steven Watkins.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Wares 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 Wares 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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