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Compulsory liquidation · 5 February 2020

Harry Fairclough (Construction)

Main contractor · Warrington · North West England

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What happened

HARRY FAIRCLOUGH (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED (company number 01305987), incorporated in 1977, entered compulsory liquidation on 5 February 2020. Its status at Companies House is now: liquidation.

A court orders the company to be wound up, usually after a creditor petitions because it is owed money. The company's assets are sold and the proceeds shared among creditors.

Previously known as: J.H. & I. SANKEY (WARRINGTON) LIMITED, CLASMAL LIMITED.

Timeline

The last accounts and payment report before the failure, then what happened, with the time between each.

  1. 31 March 2019

    Last accounts filed were made up to this date

    11 months later

  2. 5 February 2020

    Winding-up petition presented

    5 months later

  3. 14 July 2020

    Winding-up order made by the court

    6 years later

  4. 16 June 2026

    Winding up concluded

    6 months later

  5. 24 December 2026

    Due to be dissolved

AccountsPayment reportInsolvency

Before it failed

Key figures

Turnover in its last accounts, year to Mar 2019
£28.0m
Accounts at Companies House
Loss before tax, year to Mar 2019
£4.9m
Accounts at Companies House
Staff, year to Mar 2019
93
Accounts at Companies House

The last accounts filed were full accounts made up to 31 March 2019, 10 months before it failed.

The full filing history, including any late filings, charges and director changes, is on Companies House.

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