Creditors' voluntary liquidation · 19 May 2023

Shepherd Construction

Main contractor · York · Yorkshire and the Humber

What happened

SHEPHERD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (company number 00201860), incorporated in 1924, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 19 May 2023. Its status at Companies House is now: liquidation.

The directors and shareholders decide to close an insolvent company. A liquidator sells its assets and shares the proceeds among creditors.

Timeline

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

31 December 2021
Last accounts filed were made up to this date
17 months later
19 May 2023
Creditors' voluntary liquidation started (shareholders resolved to wind up)
3 years later
16 March 2026
Company dissolved

AccountsPayment reportInsolvency

Before it failed

Key figures

Turnover in its last accounts, year to Dec 2021: £1.1m; Accounts at Companies House
Loss before tax, year to Dec 2021: £24.3m; Accounts at Companies House
Net liabilities, year to Dec 2021: £92.7m; Accounts at Companies House

The last accounts filed were full accounts made up to 31 December 2021, 17 months before it failed.

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

Lessons learned report

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