Leading Edge Electrical Contractors Ltd enters CVL just over four years after incorporation
Leading Edge Electrical Contractors Ltd, a Newcastle electrical installation firm, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with Christopher David Horner appointed liquidator. 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 Leading Edge Electrical Contractors Ltd resolved to wind up the Newcastle electrical installation company on 27 May 2026, with Christopher David Horner of Business Rescue Expert appointed liquidator the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation (CVL) is an insolvent winding-up initiated by a company's own members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the most common route into corporate insolvency in the UK.
The resolution
At a general meeting held remotely on 27 May 2026, members passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily. An ordinary resolution followed, naming Horner as liquidator. Craig Kay, one of the company's two directors, signed the resolution notice.
Leading Edge Electrical Contractors Ltd was incorporated on 26 January 2022 and carried on business as an electrical installation contractor under SIC code 43210. Its registered office and principal trading address were both at 28 Moulton Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE5 3RL. The company filed its last accounts as a micro-entity, made up to 31 March 2025.
The liquidator appointment
Christopher David Horner, holding IP number 16150, was appointed liquidator by both members and creditors on 27 May 2026. Horner practises through Robson Scott Associates T/a Business Rescue Expert, based at 49 Duke Street, Darlington, County Durham DL3 7SD.
The liquidator's role is to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors in the order of priority set out in insolvency law. Creditors can reach the office on 01325 365950 or at admin@businessrescueexpert.co.uk.
The directors
The two directors at the time of the winding-up resolution were Craig Kay and Andrew McQuigg. Both were appointed on 26 January 2022 when the company was incorporated and both are recorded as resident in the United Kingdom. Neither has a resigned-on date recorded at Companies House, meaning both held office when the CVL was initiated.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House, and no prior names appear in the company's filing history.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Leading Edge Electrical Contractors 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 Leading Edge Electrical Contractors 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 Leading Edge Electrical Contractors 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 Leading Edge Electrical Contractors 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 13873708
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