Construction Insolvencies: Gazette Watch October 2026
Between 12 October 2026 and 19 October 2026, 112 construction companies appeared in The Gazette under statutory insolvency notices. The filings demonstrate continuing cash-flow strain across regional building contractors, trade specialists, and civil engineers. Creditors' voluntary liquidations (CVLs) accounted for the overwhelming majority of activity, representing 61 procedures. Compulsory winding up orders accounted for 7 notices, administration appointments stood at 4, and solvent reorganisations via members' voluntary liquidations (MVLs) totalled 8.
When a trade sub-contractor or main contractor enters formal insolvency, trade suppliers, plant hirers, and specialist consultants face direct contractual frustration under standard JCT or NEC contracts. Unsecured trade debt recovery in an insolvent liquidation rarely exceeds single-digit pence in the pound. Identifying adverse filings before goods are delivered or invoices fall overdue is essential for commercial solvency.
The week in numbers
The table below details the statutory procedure types registered across the construction sector between 12 October 2026 and 19 October 2026.
| Procedure Type | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 61 |
| Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 8 |
| Compulsory winding up | 7 |
| Administration | 4 |
| Total Notices Recorded | 80 |
(Note: While 112 notices were tracked across the broader sector dataset, detailed gazette records were processed for the 80 individual corporate profiles published below.)
Companies with notices this week
The following table lists the companies operating under construction SIC codes that filed insolvency notices during the recorded period.
| Company | Procedure | Notice Date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [PHOTINIA LIMITED](/company/11937980) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-13 |
| [ALLIED REMEDIAL TREATMENTS LIMITED](/company/01638219) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-12 |
| [AUDIOVISUAL SOUTHWEST LIMITED](/company/06274687) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [ALDENHAM VENTURES LIMITED](/company/12491309) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [NORTHFIELD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD](/company/06216924) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [GAL INTERIORS LTD](/company/10440189) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [PAF PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED](/company/12271190) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [KIRK BUILDING AND CARPENTRY LTD](/company/11414062) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [FRC SERVICES LTD](/company/13778016) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-12 |
| [ACRE ROAD (GLASGOW) DEVELOPMENTS LTD](/company/SC710174) | Administration | 2026-10-13 |
| [DATALEC BUSBAR INSTALLATIONS LIMITED](/company/12489135) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-13 |
| [KUTCHENHAUS LUTTERWORTH LTD](/company/14056254) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [CG CONTRACTORS (HERTFORDSHIRE) LIMITED](/company/14948897) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [TEAM 7 BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD.](/company/12011536) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [TOTAL INTERIORS WORCESTER LIMITED](/company/12292740) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [WRC GROUP LTD](/company/13170782) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [A CLASS METAL ROOFING LIMITED](/company/08446514) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [LSB ELECTRICAL LIMITED](/company/09926690) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [TERMO NDS LTD](/company/14328796) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [INVIA GROUP LIMITED](/company/12790917) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [STAFFORDSHIRE GAS SERVICES LTD](/company/12025463) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [HUGHES HEATING & PLUMBING LTD](/company/09519767) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [MAS KUCHEN LIMITED](/company/09043249) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [DEVON ROOFING LTD](/company/15173699) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [DARCY CLIMATE SERVICES LTD](/company/14189689) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [DMH HEATING & PLUMBING LTD](/company/13564936) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [AMAZING SURFACES LTD](/company/08139738) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [J BRACEWELL & SONS LIMITED](/company/11386968) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [CONSTRUCTION EXPRESS LIMITED](/company/07226567) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-12 |
| [JUST FIX LTD](/company/12819875) | Administration | 2026-10-14 |
| [ROWINGTON FAIRWAY LIMITED](/company/01378263) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-13 |
| [THE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY CENTRE LTD](/company/14708158) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-14 |
| [BASCOMB & DREW LTD.](/company/04052186) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-14 |
| [NEVIS DEVELOPMENTS (ANGUS) LTD](/company/SC608488) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-13 |
| [RIGHT CHOICE PROPERTY SERVICES ASHBY LTD](/company/15704804) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [TRADE FRAME YORKSHIRE LIMITED](/company/14191221) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [ZILLAN LIMITED](/company/14294664) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [JC PLUMBING & HEATING LTD](/company/12324121) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [DKP BRICKWORK & PAVING LTD](/company/11862485) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [I-FLOOR LTD](/company/15759227) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [FORT HURLEY EVENTS LTD](/company/13620254) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [STONELEIGH BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED](/company/06992658) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [MAST INTERIORS LIMITED](/company/08509690) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [DAVIES PORTER SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company/06403632) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [11:11 DESIGN AND BUILD LTD](/company/11472216) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [LAMBS(UK) CIVILS LIMITED](/company/11006365) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [ANDREWS GROUP LEEDS LIMITED](/company/14005188) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [KARITCI JOINERY SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company/11121159) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [ULTRA DAMP PROOFING UK LTD](/company/13491786) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-13 |
| [ELITE FIBRE SOLUTIONS LTD](/company/SC669209) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-13 |
| [VILO ENGINEERING LTD](/company/16231430) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-14 |
| [HIGH-VIEW ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LTD](/company/14618566) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [KMREGROUP LTD](/company/08569221) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [JLI FABRICATION AND WELDING LTD](/company/13973724) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [LEMBO SET LIMITED](/company/08389020) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [ELITE FIRE DOOR SERVICES LTD](/company/16181341) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [AHMED BUILDERS (NW) LTD](/company/09992475) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [Q & L BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/company/11784206) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [GAMBLE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD](/company/11309425) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [GREEN SPARK ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR LTD](/company/13955036) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [WOOD LANE GLAZING LTD](/company/11925026) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [HASLAM & NOBLE LTD](/company/12385433) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [WHITKIRK BUILDING SERVICES LTD](/company/11709987) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [ASONE PERFORM COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY](/company/13629519) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [MPD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED](/company/12402045) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [REVEAL LTD.](/company/08647999) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [ADYDAR CONSTRUCTION LTD](/company/11873580) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [JWK ELECTRICAL LIMITED](/company/08222239) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [HAYNES AND SONS CONTRACTING LTD](/company/13377566) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-14 |
| [AMS FACILITIES (SW) LTD](/company/11877818) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-14 |
| [SCOTT BLAND CIVILS LIMITED](/company/12096597) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-15 |
| [ALEX HEARN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED](/company/13694552) | Compulsory winding up | 2026-10-14 |
| [T & K ELECTRICALS LTD](/company/08931782) | Administration | 2026-10-16 |
| [LCH DEE VIEW LIMITED](/company/14525431) | Administration | 2026-10-15 |
| [PENGLEN PROPERTIES LIMITED](/company/01116978) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-15 |
| [JUNO GLASS LIMITED](/company/01977520) | Members' voluntary liquidation (solvent) | 2026-10-16 |
| [MMMB CONSTRUCTION LTD](/company/14962174) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-16 |
| [LINCOLNSHIRE ENERGY CENTRE LIMITED](/company/10428973) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [COUNTRY BLINDS AND SHUTTERS LTD](/company/11932519) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
| [CJD PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD](/company/10496055) | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2026-10-15 |
Notable cases
The registered entities this week are predominantly small and micro-entities whose filed statutory balance sheets under the Companies Act 2006 do not disclose profit and loss figures or headline turnover.
Among corporate appointments, JUST FIX LTD (12819875) entered administration on 14 October 2026. Administration is governed under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 and provides a statutory moratorium protecting company assets while the administrator evaluates options for rescue as a going concern or a better result for creditors.
Two regional development businesses also entered administration: Scottish entity ACRE ROAD (GLASGOW) DEVELOPMENTS LTD (SC710174) on 13 October 2026, and LCH DEE VIEW LIMITED (14525431) on 15 October 2026. In both instances, secured lenders holding qualifying floating charges or directors exercised their statutory powers to appoint administrators.
Court-mandated liquidations included FRC SERVICES LTD (13778016), which had a compulsory winding up notice published on 12 October 2026. Register records show an employee count of 1. Compulsory winding up typically follows an unsatisfied statutory demand or winding up petition under section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986, often brought by trade creditors or HMRC.
What this means for suppliers and creditors
Construction insolvencies have an immediate ripple effect. Under section 127 of the Insolvency Act 1986, any disposition of company property made after the presentation of a winding up petition is void unless validated by the court. If your business accepts payments or delivers building materials after a petition has been presented against a customer, those funds can be clawed back by a future liquidator.
Members' voluntary liquidations (MVLs), such as those registered by ALLIED REMEDIAL TREATMENTS LIMITED and JUNO GLASS LIMITED, are entirely solvent closures. Under section 89 of the Insolvency Act 1986, directors must sign a statutory declaration of solvency affirming that the company can discharge all debts in full with interest within 12 months. MVLs represent tax-efficient capital extractions or corporate rationalisations, not business failures.
To manage credit risk across live accounts, commercial credit controllers should adopt a structured diligence workflow.
Practical credit-control action plan
1. Screen every prospective credit applicant: Always perform a winding up search in the High Court cause lists before granting open account terms.
2. Check security filings: Use a company charge check on Companies House to identify debentures, fixed charges over book debts, and floating charges that position bank lenders ahead of unsecured suppliers.
3. Monitor court listings regularly: Inspect the daily winding up petitions list today to catch newly presented creditor petitions weeks before they appear in The Gazette.
4. Set up automated notifications: Enrol your ledger in free company monitoring to receive instantaneous alerts on gazette notices, director resignations, and late filing markers.
Scenario: The £45,000 sub-contractor exposure
Consider an electrical wholesaler supplying £45,000 of cable and switchgear on 30-day terms to an installation contractor. The buyer misses its due date, citing delayed certification by the principal contractor.
Unknown to the credit controller, an unpaid plant hirer presented a winding up petition against the contractor ten days earlier. Had the supplier run a winding up petition search, the active petition would have been flagged, prompting an immediate stop on supply and a demand for cash on delivery. Instead, the supplier accepts a £20,000 partial payment by bank transfer. Two weeks later, a compulsory winding up order is granted by the court. Under section 127, the official receiver successfully claws back the £20,000 payment as a post-petition disposition, leaving the wholesaler with an unrecoverable £45,000 unsecured claim.
Conducting a winding up search before trade credit
Traditional due diligence relies heavily on retrospective credit scores and historic accounts filed at Companies House. Because private companies file accounts up to nine months after the financial year ends, balance sheet figures can be 21 months out of date. Furthermore, statutory notices in The Gazette appear only after an order is made or when a formal creditor meeting is convened.
By executing a professional winding up search across the Rolls Building (Insolvency and Companies Court) and regional district registries, credit teams uncover petitions at presentation. This provides a decisive 14 to 28 day head start before legal freezes take effect.
While conducting these checks manually requires phoning court registries or inspecting daily cause sheets, Corp Intel indexes court filings, Gazette notices, and Companies House changes within a single workflow. This gives trade creditors instant verification without administrative drag.
For credit teams and suppliers
In construction contracting, margins are tight and bad debts frequently trigger secondary insolvencies down the supply chain. Before releasing retention payments, signing high-value sub-contracts, or extending credit limits, conducting a dedicated winding up search is essential. Overlooking an active petition invalidates trade transactions and leaves your business exposed to liquidator clawbacks.
Methodology
Data in this sector watch is compiled from statutory notices published in The Gazette between 12 October 2026 and 19 October 2026. Industry sector classification is based on standard industrial classification (SIC) codes registered with Companies House under division 41 (Construction of buildings), division 42 (Civil engineering), and division 43 (Specialised construction activities).
Limitations to consider:
- SIC codes are self-selected by company directors upon incorporation and may not capture diversified or shifted trading activities.
- A single insolvent company may generate multiple statutory notices across different editions of The Gazette (e.g. petition notice, appointment notice, and meeting notice).
- Court petition listings reflect legal filings; cases may subsequently be dismissed, settled, or rescinded prior to a final winding up order.
FAQ
What is the difference between CVL and compulsory liquidation?
A Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) is an out-of-court process initiated by company directors and approved by shareholders when a business is insolvent. A compulsory liquidation is initiated by a formal winding up petition presented to court, usually by an unpaid creditor or HMRC, resulting in a court-mandated winding up order.
Is a Members' Voluntary Liquidation a sign of financial failure?
No. A Members' Voluntary Liquidation (MVL) is a solvent procedure. The directors must execute a statutory declaration confirming that the company has sufficient assets to pay all liabilities and interest within 12 months. MVLs are typically used to distribute capital to shareholders upon retirement, project completion, or corporate restructuring.
How can a supplier check if a customer has a winding up petition?
A company's public register at Companies House does not display pending petitions. Creditors must check the insolvency court cause lists or conduct a winding up petition search across central court registries to establish whether active proceedings exist.
What should a supplier do if a customer enters administration?
When an administration appointment notice is published, an immediate statutory moratorium prevents legal proceedings and asset recovery without the court's or administrator's consent. Suppliers with Retention of Title (RoT) clauses must contact the appointed insolvency practitioner immediately to register their security and schedule an on-site inventory audit.