The petition was advertised in The London Gazette on 11 September and is listed in the High Court of Justice, Chancery Division. The hearing is scheduled for 10.30am on 23 September 2026.
The notice names the Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs as the petitioner. It does not disclose the amount claimed.
A winding-up petition is an application asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. JECS has not been wound up at this stage and remains listed as active at Companies House.
JECS responds
Following publication, JECS Offshore contacted Scaffmag to clarify its position.
The company said it relocated its operations to Spain in 2024 after finding it increasingly difficult to carry out work in Europe following Brexit.
JECS said it is currently trying to reach a resolution with HM Revenue & Customs over the winding-up petition, although discussions have reached what the company described as a “standstill”.
In a statement to Scaffmag, JECS said: “We are still hoping on resolving this matter with HMRC but they are not being very helpful at the moment. JECS continues to provide its services to our clients throughout Europe from its offices in Spain.”
Companies House filings
Companies House currently lists JECS Offshore Scaffolding as “Active – Active proposal to strike off”.
The company’s accounts are overdue. Its latest filed accounts cover the year to 30 November 2022, while accounts to 30 November 2023 were due by 30 November 2024.
Its confirmation statement is also overdue. The latest statement on the register is dated 3 November 2024.
Companies House filing history shows that a first Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off was issued in January 2025, with the strike-off action recorded as suspended the following month.
Offshore wind specialist
JECS Offshore Scaffolding was incorporated in November 2014 and has built its business around specialist access work in the offshore wind sector.
Scaffmag reported on the company’s growth in 2017, when JECS said it was supplying scaffolding access services to developers and contractors working on offshore wind farms across five European countries.
In 2021, Scaffmag also reported that the business had been selected to provide offshore access equipment and scaffolding and rigging teams for work connected with the Seagreen offshore wind farm off Scotland.
JECS contacted Scaffmag following publication and has since provided a statement clarifying its current position
