East Riding Power Tools Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
East Riding Power Tools Ltd, a Driffield construction machinery rental business, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation after members and creditors resolved on 5 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
Members and creditors of East Riding Power Tools Ltd resolved on 5 June 2026 that the Driffield construction machinery rental business could not continue by reason of its liabilities. John William Butler and Andrew James Nichols of Redman Nichols Butler were appointed joint liquidators the same day.
The company rents and leases construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment from Units Y and Z, Spencer Centre, Westgate, Driffield. Its registered office is at The Chapel, Bridge Street, Driffield, YO25 6DA, which is also the address of its liquidators.
East Riding Power Tools Ltd was incorporated in March 1991, originally as Treatcopy Limited. It took the name East Riding Power Tools (Scarborough) Ltd later that year before settling on its current name in August 1993.
The resolution
A general meeting was convened and held at The Chapel, Bridge Street, Driffield on 5 June 2026. The members passed two resolutions. The first, as a special resolution, was that the company could not by reason of its liabilities continue its business and should be wound up voluntarily. The second, as an ordinary resolution, appointed the joint liquidators. Vincent Orszewski chaired the meeting.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the request of its directors, without a court order. It is the most common form of corporate insolvency in the UK by volume.
The liquidator appointment
Butler holds IP number 9591 and Nichols holds IP number 8367. Both are licensed insolvency practitioners at Redman Nichols Butler, based in Driffield. The appointment was made jointly by members and creditors, and the joint liquidators may act jointly or severally in all matters relating to the conduct of the liquidation.
Creditors seeking further information can contact Redman Nichols Butler on 01377 257788.
The officers
Andrew Bull and Vincent Orszewski have each served as directors since 16 July 1991 and held those roles at the time of the liquidation. Michael Anthony Tice served as both a director and the company secretary from 16 July 1991, with both roles ending on 31 March 2023. Instant Companies Limited and Swift Incorporations Limited each acted as corporate nominee director and corporate nominee secretary respectively at incorporation in March 1991, with both appointments ending on 16 July 1991, a standard incorporation arrangement.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by East Riding Power Tools Limited?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at East Riding Power Tools Limited?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from East Riding Power Tools Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to East Riding Power Tools Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 02595335
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
