John Norton Fabrications Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Ryan Holdsworth and Stephen Beverley of Leonard Curtis are joint liquidators of John Norton Fabrications Limited following a CVL resolved on 21 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Ryan Holdsworth and Stephen Beverley of Leonard Curtis were appointed joint liquidators to John Norton Fabrications Limited, a Sheffield manufacturer of metal structures and parts of structures, on 21 May 2026.
The appointment follows a creditors' voluntary liquidation, a process in which an insolvent company's members resolve to wind it up without a court order, with creditors confirming the choice of liquidator. Both members and creditors made the appointment.
The liquidators
Holdsworth holds IP number 23410 and Beverley holds IP number 28070. Both are licensed insolvency practitioners at Leonard Curtis, whose Sheffield office is at the fourth floor of Fountain Precinct, Leopold Street, Sheffield. The registered office of John Norton Fabrications Limited has been changed to that address from its previous address at Unit 1 Toledo Works, Neepsend Lane, Sheffield.
The company
John Norton Fabrications Limited was incorporated on 8 December 2009 and traded from Neepsend Lane in Sheffield's S3 postcode. Its sole registered SIC code covers the manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures. The company filed its last accounts, made up to 31 October 2024, under the total-exemption-full regime, which applies to small companies.
Officers at the time of liquidation
Christopher Robert Birt is the sole current director, having been appointed on 1 February 2022. Adam Michael Wood served as a director from 1 February 2022 until 31 October 2024. Elaine Norton served as both director and company secretary from incorporation on 8 December 2009 until 2 February 2022. John Patrick Norton was also a director from incorporation until 2 February 2022.
Secured creditor
Ultimate Finance LTD holds an outstanding registered charge over the company, created on 22 December 2025 and delivered to Companies House on 23 December 2025. The charge covers all present and future freehold and leasehold land, all present and future intellectual property, and all present and future aircraft as defined in the accompanying charge instrument.
Common questions
Are you owed money by John Norton Fabrications 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 John Norton Fabrications 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 John Norton Fabrications 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 John Norton Fabrications 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 07098018
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