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Solpro Manufacturing Limited
The shareholders of Solpro Manufacturing Limited resolved on 30 October 2026 to wind the company up, and it went into creditors' voluntary liquidation. The liquidators are Joanne Louise Hammond, Robert Neil Dymond and Gary Paul Shankland of Begbies Traynor. If Solpro Manufacturing Limited owes you money, the steps below show how to claim, who to send your claim to and the deadlines.
- Resolution to wind up
- 30 Oct 2026
- Gazette notice
- 9 Nov 2026
Liquidators
Joanne Louise HammondIP 17030
Begbies Traynor, 3rd Floor Westfield House, 60 Charter Row, Sheffield, S1 3FZ
Appointed 30 Oct 2026
Robert Neil DymondIP 10430
Begbies Traynor, 3rd Floor Westfield House, 60 Charter Row, Sheffield, S1 3FZ
Appointed 30 Oct 2026
Gary Paul ShanklandIP 9587
Begbies Traynor, Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB
Contact for creditors
Harry Siner
Sheffield.North@btguk.com
0114 2755033
The company was incorporated on 7 March 1967 and gave its business as activities of head office. Its last accounts at Companies House were made up to 31 December 2022. The notice does not give a reason for the insolvency.
About this page. This page brings together facts published in The Gazette and filed at Companies House. It does not say why the company became insolvent, and nothing on it suggests wrongdoing by anyone.
It is general information for suppliers, not legal or financial advice on your claim. Administrators and liquidators act for the creditors as a whole; for advice on your own position, speak to a solicitor or an insolvency practitioner of your own.
Dates and details can change after we publish. Check the Gazette notice and the Companies House record before you act, and tell us about any error. editor@fairpaymentcampaign.co.uk
If Solpro Manufacturing Limited owes you money
Work out exactly what you are owed
Total every unpaid invoice, including VAT, for goods or services supplied before 30 October 2026. Keep copies of the invoices, delivery notes, your terms and any statements.
Send your claim to the liquidators
Claims are made on a proof of debt form, which the liquidators can send you. No last date for claims has been set in a notice yet; one is set before any dividend is paid. Debts of £1,000 or less can be accepted from the company's own records without a formal proof, but sending one is the safe course.
Goods supplied on retention of title
If your terms say you own goods until they are paid for and they are still on the company's premises, write to the liquidators straight away with your terms and a list of the goods, so they can be identified before anything is sold.
Tell the liquidator what you know
The liquidator looks into why the company failed and how it was run, and reports on the directors' conduct to the Insolvency Service, as the law requires in every liquidation. Information from suppliers about the company's last months of trading can help.
Watch for reports and a dividend notice
The liquidator reports to creditors each year, the first report covering the year to 30 October 2027. If there is money for unsecured creditors, a notice of intended dividend appears in The Gazette with a last date for claims.
Recover the VAT
You can usually claim VAT bad debt relief from HMRC once the debt is more than six months overdue and you have written it off in your VAT records (VAT Notice 700/18). If you have credit insurance, tell your insurer now; most policies set a deadline for reporting a customer's insolvency.
Owed money by Solpro Manufacturing Limited? Check your other customers before you supply them again. A £30 company check gives you a credit report, a risk check and a live search of the court records.
Order a £30 company checkWhat creditors' voluntary liquidation means for a supplier
The company's shareholders resolved to wind it up because it cannot pay its debts, and a licensed insolvency practitioner was appointed as liquidator. The company stops trading. The liquidator sells what it owns, pays the costs of the liquidation and then pays creditors in the order the law sets.
The liquidator must look into why the company failed and report on the conduct of its directors to the Insolvency Service. If you have information about how the company was run in its last months, you can give it to the liquidator.
Unsecured creditors, which include most suppliers, are paid after the costs of the liquidation, secured lenders and preferential creditors (employees' pay up to set limits, and some taxes owed to HMRC). If there is money for unsecured creditors, the liquidator gives notice of an intended dividend and sets a last date for claims.
General information about the procedure, not advice on this case. The creditor's guide explains each procedure in more detail.
Money back for unsecured creditors
The liquidator's reports and final account state what unsecured creditors receive. We read the final account when it is filed at Companies House.
A figure appears only when the document states it, in pence in the pound, as a percentage dividend, or as a statement that unsecured creditors will receive or received nothing. We never work one out from the totals. An estimate in administrators' proposals or a progress report can change as assets are sold and claims are agreed. A liquidator's final account states what was actually paid. The money-back tracker brings these figures together.
Directors' other formal insolvencies
Other companies where the same person has been a director or LLP member and which have entered administration, creditors' voluntary liquidation or compulsory liquidation. People are matched by their Companies House officer record, never by name. Members' voluntary liquidations, strike-offs and dissolutions are not listed. Companies become insolvent for many reasons, and having been an officer of one that did is not in itself a finding against anyone.
Malcolm Rathbone Director of Solpro Manufacturing Limited from before 1992
| Company | Procedure | Date | Their appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| THL Realisations 2026 Limited 01819860 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 14 Oct 2025 | before 1992 onwards |
| THL Realisations 2026 Limited 01819860 | Administration | 26 Oct 2023 | before 1992 onwards |
| Argentum Limited 02767919 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2 Sep 2024 | 29 Jan 1993 onwards |
| Argentum Limited 02767919 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2 Sep 2024 | 29 Jan 1993 to 24 Jun 1993 |
Jacqueline Claire Tear Director of Solpro Manufacturing Limited from 8 Dec 2020
| Company | Procedure | Date | Their appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentum Limited 02767919 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2 Sep 2024 | 25 Jun 2010 onwards |
James Andrew Tear Director of Solpro Manufacturing Limited from 7 Sep 2005
| Company | Procedure | Date | Their appointment |
|---|---|---|---|
| THL Realisations 2026 Limited 01819860 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 14 Oct 2025 | 7 Sep 2005 onwards |
| THL Realisations 2026 Limited 01819860 | Administration | 26 Oct 2023 | 7 Sep 2005 onwards |
| Argentum Limited 02767919 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | 2 Sep 2024 | 19 Oct 2007 onwards |
Notices and dates
| Date | Record | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | Appointment of Liquidators | The Gazette |
| 30 Oct 2026 | Wound up | Companies House |
Sources: The Gazette (Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0) and Companies House (Open Government Licence v3.0). Facts are as published in the notices and filings.