● Compulsory liquidation
CAPRICORN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
CAPRICORN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED is tracked from The Gazette and Companies House public record. Compulsory liquidation proceedings were first recorded on 29 May 2026.
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
7 Feb 1992
Incorporated
Registered as 02685331. Engineering.
7 Feb 1992
Board changes begin
First of the director resignations before failure.
14 Feb 1994
Floating charge registered
Fixed and floating charge granted to Midland Bank PLC.
24 Feb 1994
Charge registered
Chattels mortgage granted to Midland Bank PLC.
9 Mar 1994
Charge registered
Chattels mortgage granted to Midland Bank PLC.
13 May 2005
First accounts filed
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30 Nov 2007
Charge registered
Debenture granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
12 Jun 2009
Charge registered
Rent deposit deed granted to Brixton Nominee Kingsland, Basingstoke 1 Limited and Brixton Nominee Kingsland, Basingstoke 2 Limited.
9 May 2013
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD.
13 Sep 2013
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Hsbc Bank PLC.
15 Sep 2017
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee).
26 Feb 2025
Charge registered
A registered charge granted to Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited.
29 Apr 2025
Latest accounts filed
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
29 May 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
29 May 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5142614 in The Gazette.
What the data was telling us
Readings from The Gazette and Companies House, in the firm's final two years.
Insolvency status● Compulsory
StatusCompulsory liquidation
Gazette refNotice 5142614
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectory● Late filing
Incorporated7 Feb 1992
Last accounts29 Apr 2025
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stability● Board churn
Appointments17 since 1992
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure5.4 yrs
Charges & secured creditors● Floating charge
Charges9 registered
InstrumentA registered charge
HolderEcapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
Registered26 Feb 2025
Statusoutstanding
Practitioner appointed● Practitioner
PractitionerLisa Moxon
FirmDow Schofield Watts
RoleAdministrator
IP numberIP 16370
Appointed29 May 2026
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