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Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited (ACN 082181726) is an Australian private company registered in 1998. Its status in these records is administration. ASIC's company register lists it as under external administration as at November 2026. Records show creditors' voluntary liquidation in 2022, with Mark Francis Mentha appointed as liquidator.
Litigation and court cases: Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited
ASIC's register shows Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited as under external administration. Companies in administration or liquidation often appear in court, for example in winding-up applications, public examinations by liquidators and claims to recover money.
Courts and tribunals record companies by their legal name. LitigationWatch looks for AC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY PTY LIMITED (ACN 082 181 726) in matters before the High Court, the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Supreme, District, County, Local and Magistrates Courts of every state and territory, and tribunals such as the Fair Work Commission, the Administrative Review Tribunal and each state's civil and administrative tribunal.
When Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited is named as a party, you get an email with the court, the case and what happened, such as a new filing or a hearing being listed, with a link to the court's record where one is available.
Claims are often brought against a parent company, a subsidiary or a trustee company rather than the business you know. Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited is associated with 10 companies through majority shareholdings: see them below, or watch them together with Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited.
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Why watch Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited for litigation
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Key facts
| Item | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Legal name | AC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY PTY LIMITED |
| ACN | 082181726 |
| ABN | 38082181726 |
| Company type | Australian Private Company |
| Status (ASIC register, November 2026) | Under external administration |
| Status in the 2023 records | Administration |
| Class (ASIC register) | Limited by shares |
| Sub-class (ASIC register) | Proprietary company |
| Former names | Smorgon Steel Group Ltd, Smorgon Steel Ltd, Ssx Limited, Ssx Pty Limited and The Arrium Creditor Distribution Company Pty Limited |
| Current name since | 2017 |
| Registered | 1998 (about 25 years before these records) |
| Current directors | 0 |
| Current secretaries | 0 |
| Shareholders recorded | 1 |
| Share classes | 1 |
| Ultimate holding company | A.C.N. 004 410 833 Limited |
| Appointed auditor | Kpmg |
Associated parties
Following majority shareholdings up to three levels above and below it, Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited is associated with 47 companies and 426 people.
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Board changes by year
Between 1998 and 2017, records show 26 appointments and 26 recorded departures at Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited. The busiest year was 2007, with 13 changes.
| Year | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 1 |
External administration
Records for Ac Distribution Company Pty Limited show 16 appointments of external administration: creditors' voluntary liquidation, voluntary administration and deed of company arrangement.
| Year | Event | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Bryan Webster |
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Martin Madden |
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2022 | Creditors' voluntary liquidation | Liquidator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2016 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Bryan Webster |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Cassandra Elysium Mathews |
| 2016 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Cassandra Elysium Mathews |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Matthew James Byrnes |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Michael Gerard Mccann |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2016 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Mark Francis Mentha |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Paul Andrew Billingham |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Martin Madden |
| 2016 | Deed of company arrangement | Deed administrator | Martin Madden |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Bryan Webster |
| 2016 | Voluntary administration | Administrator | Said Jahani |
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the shareholders resolve to wind the company up and a registered liquidator is appointed to realise its assets and deal with its creditors.
In a voluntary administration, an independent administrator takes control of the company to decide its future: a deed of company arrangement, liquidation or a return to the directors.
A deed of company arrangement is a binding arrangement between a company and its creditors, overseen by a deed administrator.
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