A.E. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
A.E. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) Limited, a Leatherhead roofing firm, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 June 2026 with Carl Dawson appointed liquidator. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A Leatherhead roofing contractor has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation, the formal insolvency process in which a company's members resolve to wind it up because it can no longer pay its debts. Carl Dawson of Xeinadin Corporate Recovery Limited was appointed liquidator on 4 June 2026.
A.E. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) Limited carries out roofing activities and trades from Units 3 and 4, Plough Industrial Estate, Leatherhead, Surrey. Its members and creditors placed the company into CVL, with the appointment authorised the following day, 5 June 2026.
The company was incorporated in May 1997, initially under the name Grangefast Limited, before adopting its current trading name in July of that year. Its registered office is at Pentland Farley Heath, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9EW. Accounts filed to 31 May 2025 were prepared on a micro-entity basis.
The liquidator
Carl Dawson of Xeinadin Corporate Recovery Limited is the appointed liquidator. Dawson can be contacted at the firm's offices by telephone on 0161 212 8396 or by email at Carl.Dawson@xeinadin.com. Creditors wishing to submit a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed to them, should direct enquiries there.
The officers
Nigel Peter Roberts has been a director of A.E. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) Limited since 18 June 1997 and remains in post. Philip Charles George Roberts has served as company secretary since 1 September 2000 and also remains in post. A former secretary, Peter George Henry Roberts, held the role from 18 June 1997 until 1 September 2000, when Philip Roberts took over. London Law Secretarial Limited and London Law Services Limited each acted as corporate nominee secretary and corporate nominee director respectively at incorporation, both resigning on 18 June 1997 in a standard formation arrangement.
Secured charges
Lloyds Bank PLC holds two outstanding registered charges against the company. The first was created on 9 October 2017 and delivered to Companies House on the same date, with no specific asset description recorded. The second was created on 23 November 2017 and delivered on 30 November 2017, secured against the property at 247 Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PE. As a secured creditor, Lloyds Bank PLC ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of assets realised during the liquidation.
Common questions
Are you owed money by A.e. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) 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 A.e. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) 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 A.e. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) 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 A.e. Hughes & Sons (Contracts) 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 03372932
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
