Stelex Engineering Limited faces winding-up petition from Bradford steel supplier
Barrett Steel Limited has presented a winding-up petition against Shropshire structural steel fabricator Stelex Engineering Limited, with a hearing set for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Barrett Steel Limited, a Bradford-based steel supplier registered at Barrett House, Cutler Heights Lane, Dudley Hill, presented a winding-up petition against Stelex Engineering Limited on 11 May 2026. The petition was filed at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), under court reference CR-2026-LDS-000475.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing the petition does not place the company into liquidation; the court must first hear it and decide whether to grant the order. Barrett Steel claims to be a creditor of Stelex Engineering in the petition.
The hearing is listed for 10:00 hours on 23 June 2026 at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds, West Gate, 6 Grace Street, Leeds, LS1 2RP. Anyone wishing to appear, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16:00 hours on 22 June 2026 in accordance with rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016. Ward Hadaway LLP, of 5 Wellington Place, Leeds, acts as solicitor to the petitioner.
About Stelex Engineering
Stelex Engineering Limited is incorporated in England and Wales and registered at Prees Industrial Estate, Shrewsbury Road, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2DJ. Its SIC codes cover the manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, the manufacture of other fabricated metal products, and the manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction. The company was incorporated on 19 May 2004 and its status at Companies House remains active.
The company's most recent accounts were made up to 31 December 2024 and were filed as total-exemption-full accounts, a format available to smaller companies.
The officers
Jennifer Evans has served as both a director and the company secretary since incorporation on 19 May 2004. Richard Price Evans has also been a director since 19 May 2004. Two corporate nominees, Company Directors Limited as nominee director and Temple Secretaries Limited as nominee secretary, were appointed and resigned on the same day as incorporation, which is a standard formation arrangement. Ian Pattinson served as a director from 4 May 2007 until his resignation on 31 May 2011.
Secured charge
Cynergy Business Finance Limited holds an outstanding registered charge over Stelex Engineering, created and delivered on 25 April 2024. The charge grants Cynergy Business Finance security over all the company's assets, including a first legal mortgage over specified property, fixed charges over other present and future property, and fixed charges covering intellectual property rights such as patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Stelex Engineering Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Stelex Engineering Limited is not yet in liquidation. The court will consider the petition at the date listed in the notice; until then, the company continues to trade, but its bank may freeze accounts and counterparties may stop extending credit. The court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or grant a winding-up order.
Are you owed money by Stelex Engineering Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in a liquidation; the company is still trading. If you support the petition, you may file a notice of support at the court named in the notice. If the petition is granted, you become an unsecured creditor in the resulting compulsory liquidation and the Official Receiver will invite you to submit a proof of debt.
Did you work at Stelex Engineering Limited?
A petition does not by itself terminate your employment. Wages and holiday pay continue to accrue until the company stops paying you or is wound up. Watch the bank position closely; if accounts are frozen, payroll will be the first thing to fail. If the petition is granted, statutory redundancy and notice claims become payable from the Redundancy Payments Service.
Are you a director of Stelex Engineering Limited?
Once a petition is filed, the company's directors have a heightened duty to consider the interests of creditors. Continuing to trade where there is no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation can expose directors to personal liability for wrongful trading under Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Specialist insolvency advice should be taken immediately.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Petitions to Wind Up (Companies))
- Companies House record 05132758
- Court: High Court of Justice
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