British Steel Limited

SLB 2020 Limited (in Compulsory Liquidation) (‘the Company’) - formerly British Steel Limited (in Compulsory Liquidation)

On 22 May 2019, the High Court appointed the Official Receiver as liquidator of the Company on the petition of the Company's directors. Simultaneously, the Court also appointed S J Woodward, R H Kelly and A M Hudson as Special Managers to support him. The Special Managers were appointed to help manage the affairs, business and property of the Company, in accordance with the powers and duties contained in the order appointing them.

In November 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell certain of its businesses and assets to Jingye Steel (UK) Ltd (JSUK) and Jingye Steel (UK) Holding Ltd, including the steelworks at Scunthorpe, the UK mills at Teesside and Skinningrove, and the subsidiary business FN Steel.

We are pleased to inform you that completion of the sale (Completion) occurred on 9 March 2020 at 6am.

Any creditor who wishes to submit a Proof of Debt form to the Liquidator can download a form here. Please return the form, together with all supporting documentation, to the Official Receiver at slb2020.liquidator@insolvency.gov.uk.

Further information and documents regarding the Liquidation will be uploaded to this website in due course.

Contact details

Any general queries relating to the Liquidation should be emailed to britishsteel@uk.ey.com .

For employee related queries please email britishsteelemployees@uk.ey.com.

S J Woodward, A M Hudson and R H Kelly were appointed Special Managers of SLB 2020 Limited, formerly known as British Steel Limited, by the High Court to help manage its affairs, business and property, without personal liability.  
S J Woodward is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an Insolvency Practitioner by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, A M Hudson is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an Insolvency Practitioner by The Insolvency Practitioners Association and R H Kelly is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an Insolvency Practitioner by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. As Insolvency Practitioners, they are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics in carrying out all professional work relating to the appointment.
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