FORDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Company 03364711 • Liquidation In liquidation • Private limited company

Company age

29 years

Company overview

Incorporation date: 2 May 1997
Company type: Private limited company
Jurisdiction: England/Wales
Can file: Yes

Insolvency notices

29 July 2026

Winding-up petition filed

Outcome: Winding-up order made, 15 August 2026
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15 August 2026

Winding-Up Orders
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

What the records show

FORDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 2 May 1997, with its registered office in Derby. Companies House lists its business as freight transport by road. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 March 2025. Its confirmation statement, due by 31 May 2026, is overdue.

On 29 July 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Winding-up petition filed”. On 15 August 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Winding-Up Orders”.

In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded a change of registered office on 5 June 2026. It has 4 outstanding charges, held by National Westminster Bank PLC, Rbs Invoice Finance Limited and The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited. It has 1 serving director.

When a court makes a winding-up order, it puts an official receiver in charge of the liquidation; the company's assets are then sold to pay its 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

Office 10, The Townhouse, 123-125 Green Lane, Derby, DE1 1RZ, England

Industry classification (SIC codes)

49410

Previous company names

JAMES RAE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

2 May 1997 - 20 August 2003

Officers & directors (11)

FORD, Joanne Marie

Secretary

Appointed: 27 August 2011

Active

FORD, Russell

Director

Appointed: 16 August 2001

Active

FORD, Russell

Secretary

Appointed: 26 February 2003 • Resigned: 27 August 2011

HAMBLING, Joan Oriel

Secretary

Appointed: 31 August 1999 • Resigned: 16 August 2001

HAMBLING, Raymond Keith

Secretary

Appointed: 2 May 1997 • Resigned: 31 August 1999

SHAW, Megan

Secretary

Appointed: 16 August 2001 • Resigned: 21 September 2002

FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED

Nominee Secretary

Appointed: 2 May 1997 • Resigned: 2 May 1997

FORD, Edmund

Director

Appointed: 16 August 2001 • Resigned: 27 August 2011

HAMBLING, Raymond Keith

Director

Appointed: 2 May 1997 • Resigned: 16 August 2001

WILLITTS, Simon James

Director

Appointed: 2 May 1997 • Resigned: 31 August 1999

Recent filing history (96)

3 September 2026

Order of court to wind up

Insolvency • Form COCOMP

25 August 2026

First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off

Gazette • Form GAZ1

5 June 2026

Registered office address changed from 147 Draycott Road Breaston Derbyshire DE72 3DB to Office 10, the Townhouse 123-125 Green Lane Derby DE1 1RZ on 5 June 2026

Address • Form AD01

22 July 2025

Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2025

Accounts • Form AA

27 May 2025

Confirmation statement made on 17 May 2025 with no updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

5 September 2024

Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2024

Accounts • Form AA

28 May 2024

Confirmation statement made on 17 May 2024 with no updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

26 September 2023

Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 March 2023

Accounts • Form AA

5 June 2023

Confirmation statement made on 17 May 2023 with no updates

Confirmation statement • Form CS01

17 October 2022

Second filing of Confirmation Statement dated 17 October 2022