CHAMBERS AND COOK (EASTERN) LIMITED
Company overview
- Incorporation date
- 26 October 1978
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Jurisdiction
- England/Wales
- Can file
- Yes
The company's assets
Any sale of this company's assets, including an auction, is arranged by the insolvency practitioner handling the case, as named in its Gazette notices.
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Elaine George
Insolvency notices
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20 August 2026
Appointment of Administrators
Elaine George
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What the records show
CHAMBERS AND COOK (EASTERN) LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 26 October 1978, with its registered office in Walsall. Companies House lists its business as freight transport by road. Its most recent accounts were made up to 30 September 2025. Its confirmation statement, due by 7 September 2026, is overdue.
On 20 August 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Appointment of Administrators”, naming Elaine George.
In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 2 charges satisfied and accounts filed on 6 July 2026. None of its registered charges is outstanding. It has 3 serving directors.
An administrator's first aim, under the Insolvency Act 1986, is rescuing the company as a going concern; if that is not reasonably practicable, a better result for creditors than an immediate winding-up; and failing both, realising property to pay secured or preferential creditors. Source
Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.
Registered office address
C/O Bk Plus Ltdazzurri House Walsall Business Park Walsall Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RB
Industry classification (SIC codes)
Previous company names
CHAMBERS AND COOK EUROPEAN SERVICES (EASTERN) LIMITED
31 December 1978 - 31 December 1980
EUROCHIEF LIMITED
26 October 1978 - 31 December 1978
Officers & directors (10)
BLACKBURN, Paul Mark
Director
Appointed: 15 December 2004
STEPHENSON, Jamie
Director
Appointed: 6 August 2023
WILKINSON, Nigel John
Director
Appointed: 15 January 2015
BLACKBURN, Joseph Whitney
Secretary
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 8 September 1998
FORREST, Simon Roy
Secretary
Appointed: 1 December 2019 • Resigned: 7 August 2026
PHILLIPS, Julie Anne
Secretary
Appointed: 2 September 1998 • Resigned: 30 November 2019
BLACKBURN, Anne Valerie
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 7 August 2001
BLACKBURN, Christopher Peter
Director
Appointed: 30 September 2009 • Resigned: 4 August 2023
BLACKBURN, Joseph Whitney
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 15 December 2004
PHILLIPS, Julie Anne
Director
Appointed: 2 September 1998 • Resigned: 30 November 2019
Recent filing history (116)
Statement of administrator's proposal
Insolvency • Form AM03
Statement of affairs with form AM02SOA
Insolvency • Form AM02
Registered office address changed from European House Perrywell Road Witton Birmingham B6 7AT to C/O Bk Plus Ltdazzurri House Walsall Business Park Walsall Road Aldridge Walsall West Midlands WS9 0RB on 21 September 2026
Address • Form AD01
Appointment of an administrator
Insolvency • Form AM01
Appointment of an administrator
Insolvency • Form AM01
Satisfaction of charge 2 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Satisfaction of charge 1 in full
Mortgage • Form MR04
Termination of appointment of Simon Roy Forrest as a secretary on 7 August 2026
Officers • Form TM02
Accounts for a small company made up to 30 September 2025
Accounts • Form AA
Confirmation statement made on 24 August 2025 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Accounts for a small company made up to 30 September 2024
Accounts • Form AA
Confirmation statement made on 24 August 2024 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Accounts for a small company made up to 30 September 2023
Accounts • Form AA
Confirmation statement made on 24 August 2023 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Termination of appointment of Christopher Peter Blackburn as a director on 4 August 2023
Officers • Form TM01
Persons with significant control (1)
Chambers And Cook ( European Services) Ltd
Corporate entity
Notified: 6 April 2016
Charges & mortgages (2)
Guarantee & debenture
Barclays Bank PLC
Created: 10 August 2011 • Delivered: 19 August 2011
Guarantee & debenture
Barclays Bank PLC
Created: 17 July 1989 • Delivered: 25 July 1989
Insolvency history
In administration
Administration started: 13 August 2026
Practitioners:
Margaret Carter - Azzurri House Walsall Business Park
David Craig Griffiths - Azzurri House Walsall Road
Peter Herberts - Azzurri House Walsall Road
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Accounts
Next due: 30 June 2027
Confirmation statement
Next due: 7 September 2026
OVERDUE