Case Studies/Construction/MAKING ENERGY GREENER LTD
Compulsory liquidation

MAKING ENERGY GREENER LTD

Incorporated on 14 March 2023, Making Energy Greener Ltd was a construction business based in Morley. The company entered compulsory liquidation under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986 following a court order, with its first failure recorded on 23 April 2026. Subsequently, Michael Royce of M. R was appointed as liquidator on 5 May 2026.

Key facts
Company no.14728371
SectorConstruction
Incorporated14 Mar 2023
Reg. officeMorley LS27
Appointed23 Apr 2026
Office holderMichael Royce, M.R. Insolvency
The timeline · incorporation → liquidation
14 Mar 2023
Incorporated
Registered as 14728371. Construction.
14 Mar 2025
First accounts filed
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14 Apr 2026
Latest accounts filed
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23 Apr 2026
Wound up by the court
Compulsory liquidation.
23 Apr 2026
Gazette notice published
Notice 5117061 in The Gazette.

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 5117061
EditionThe Gazette
Appointed byThe court
UnderInsolvency Act 1986, s.122
Filing trajectoryLate filing
Incorporated14 Mar 2023
Last accounts14 Apr 2026
Confirmation stmtFiled
Account typeFull
Director stabilityBoard churn
Appointments2 since 2023
Resignations0 in final 12 mths
Active directors2
Avg tenure3.1 yrs
Practitioner appointedPractitioner
PractitionerMichael Royce
FirmM.R. Insolvency
RoleLiquidator
IP numberIP 9692
Appointed5 May 2026
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Lessons behind the liquidation

01
Filing currency does not equal financial health

Making Energy Greener Ltd filed its full accounts on 14 April 2026, just days before its first recorded failure on 23 April 2026. This demonstrates that a compliant filing trajectory, including a filed confirmation statement, can coexist with terminal distress. Creditors must look beyond the mere compliance of filing histories to assess credit risk.

02
Understanding the risks of compulsory liquidation

The company was wound up by the court under section 122 of the Insolvency Act 1986, as published in Gazette Notice 5117061. Unlike voluntary procedures, a compulsory liquidation is forced by external parties, showing how quickly legal petitions can overtake a business. This underscores the importance of early risk mitigation before disputes reach the courts.

03
Director stability is no shield against insolvency

The business maintained a stable board with 2 active directors and 0 resignations in the final 12 months before insolvency. While a lack of boardroom churn is generally seen as a positive indicator, this case proves that stable leadership alone cannot protect a firm from structural sector pressures. Even with cohesive management, external financial pressures can still trigger a court appointed liquidation.

Pattern context

This case resembles a common insolvency pattern where young construction companies experience rapid cash flow exhaustion, leading to sudden court ordered liquidations despite maintaining compliant filing records and stable board structures.

Indicative basis · modelled across LIQUI's corpus, indicative, not predictive
The full forensic report

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Director histories across related entities, the full debenture instrument, creditor estimates, and the practitioner's record on comparable cases for MAKING ENERGY GREENER LTD.