S E I (Maintenance) Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
S E I (Maintenance) Ltd, a Preston electrical installation contractor, passed a winding-up resolution on 27 May 2026, with Ian McCulloch and Frank Ofonagoro of Opus Restructuring LLP named joint liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Members of S E I (Maintenance) Ltd resolved to wind the company up voluntarily on 27 May 2026, with Ian McCulloch and Frank Ofonagoro of Opus Restructuring LLP appointed joint liquidators on the same date.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the request of its directors, without a court order. It is the largest single stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The resolution
The members passed a special resolution and an ordinary resolution at a general meeting on 27 May 2026. The special resolution directed that S E I (Maintenance) Ltd be wound up voluntarily. The ordinary resolution named McCulloch and Ofonagoro as joint liquidators for the purpose of that winding-up.
S E I (Maintenance) Ltd is registered at 316 Blackpool Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire. Its principal trading address is 252 Blackpool Road, Poulton-le-Fylde. The company carries SIC code 43210, which covers electrical installation work. It was incorporated on 22 May 2013.
The liquidator appointment
The appointment of joint liquidators was confirmed by members and creditors on 27 May 2026 and published in the London Gazette the following day. Joint liquidators are two or more insolvency practitioners appointed to act together; either can usually act alone unless the appointment specifies otherwise.
McCulloch holds IP number 18532 and is listed in the notice at Mount Suite, Rational House, 32 Winckley Square, Preston, Lancashire. Ofonagoro holds IP number 24412 and is listed at Second Floor, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester. Both are of Opus Restructuring LLP. Enquiries about the case should be directed to Maria Price on 01772 501751 or at maria.price@opusllp.com.
The directors
Companies House records show Stuart Hopwood as the sole current director, appointed on 4 September 2017. Emma Louise Hopwood served as a director from 10 June 2013 until 4 September 2017, when she resigned. An earlier directorship held by Stuart Hopwood ran from incorporation on 22 May 2013 until 10 June 2013, consistent with a standard incorporation arrangement.
No secured charges are registered against S E I (Maintenance) Ltd at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by S E I (Maintenance) 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 S E I (Maintenance) 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 S E I (Maintenance) 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 S E I (Maintenance) 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 Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 08539109
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