Case Studies/Energy/AJM UTILITIES LTD
Compulsory liquidation

AJM UTILITIES LTD

AJM Utilities Ltd, an energy sector business based in Poole under company number 11457328, faced its first insolvency milestone on 23 April 2026. Incorporated on 10 July 2018, the company has entered compulsory liquidation under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986 following a court appointment recorded in The Gazette, Notice 5117861.

Key facts
Company no.11457328
SectorEnergy
Incorporated10 Jul 2018
Reg. officePoole BH13
Appointed23 Apr 2026
Office holderThe Official Receiver
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
10 Jul 2018
Incorporated
Registered as 11457328. Energy.
6 Apr 2020
First accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
20 Apr 2026
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Rook Bristol Financial Llc.
23 Apr 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
23 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5117861 in The Gazette.
30 Apr 2026
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

What the data was telling us

Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.

Insolvency statusCompulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5117861
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated10 Jul 2018
Last accounts30 Apr 2026
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2018
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure5.7 yrs
Charges & secured creditorsFloating charge
Charges1 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderRook Bristol Financial Llc
Registered20 Apr 2026
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointedOfficial Receiver
PractitionerThe Official Receiver
RoleLiquidator
Appointed23 Apr 2026

Lessons behind the liquidation

01
The timing of secured lending

An outstanding registered charge was filed by Rook Bristol Financial Llc on 20 April 2026, just before the first insolvency milestone on 23 April 2026. This late filing of 1 registered charge suggests that attempts to secure assets often occur in close proximity to a formal court winding up order.

02
Stability in leadership does not guarantee solvency

The company had 2 active directors with an average tenure of 5.7 years and 0 resignations in the final 12 months. This director stability shows that cohesive management teams can still find themselves unable to steer a company away from compulsory liquidation when pressures mount.

03
Accounting compliance despite distress

AJM Utilities Ltd, under company number 11457328, maintained its filing compliance with full accounts registered up to 30 April 2026. This demonstrates that up to date filing histories do not necessarily reflect the underlying financial viability of an operation during a period of severe cash flow distress.

Pattern context

This case illustrates a classic pattern where long term management stability and compliant filing histories are abruptly overtaken by compulsory liquidation, marked by the registration of an outstanding charge shortly before the court appointment.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
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