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UK vehicle manufacturer dissolved after over two decades
David May Engineering Limited, based in Oxford, was incorporated on 24 December 2001 as a private limited company.
Companies House records list its main activity under SIC code 28110 – “manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines”.
This places it in the UK’s wider vehicle and industrial machinery supply chain.
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The company’s status is now recorded as “dissolved”, with the dissolution date given as 28 October 28, 2025.
This meant that it had been struck off the register and ceased to exist as a legal entity.
Before its removal, David May Engineering filed full accounts up to December 31, 2023.
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A final confirmation statement dated December 1, 2024, indicating it remained active until shortly before the strike‑off.
Once a business is dissolved at Companies House, it ceases to exist as a legal entity and any remaining assets may pass to the Crown.
Former customers or creditors generally have to use the company restoration process or seek specialist advice if they want to pursue any outstanding claims.