California contractor licence #481200

Helm Contracting

Helm Contracting holds California contractor licence 481200 (General Building, Plumbing) in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County. Status: Suspended · expires Oct 31, 2027.

Suspendedlicence status

2027-10expires Oct 31, 2027

$25,000contractor's bond

Noneworkers' comp

What this means

The licence is suspended because the workers' compensation policy lapsed with no replacement or exemption on file. A suspended licence cannot be used to contract for work until CSLB lifts the suspension.
Contractor's bond: $25,000 with Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company. The bond is there to pay consumers and workers harmed by licence-law violations; it is not liability insurance and it does not guarantee the work.
Workers' comp: CSLB has no current workers' comp policy or exemption on file for this licence.
Our records show 2 changes to this licence since we started tracking the CSLB file; see the change history below.

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Licence details

Licence number	481200
Business name (as CSLB lists it)	HELM CONTRACTING
Business type	Sole Owner
Status	Suspended (CSLB: Work Comp Susp)
Issued	Oct 17, 1985
Expires	Oct 31, 2027
City / county / ZIP	Rancho Santa Margarita / Orange / 92688
Contractor's bond surety	Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company
Bond amount	$25,000
Bond number	800212751
Bond effective	Nov 5, 2025
Workers' comp	License does not have current W/C
Workers' comp insurer	State Compensation Insurance Fund
Workers' comp effective	Aug 15, 2026
Workers' comp expires	Aug 15, 2027
Workers' comp cancellation	Aug 15, 2026
CSLB record last updated	Oct 15, 2026

Classifications

B General Building: framing and building whole structures, and projects that involve two or more unrelated trades · other general building contractors in Rancho Santa Margarita
C-36 Plumbing: water, gas and drain lines, fixtures and water heaters · other plumbing contractors in Rancho Santa Margarita

Change history

Aug 15, 2026Licence suspended: the workers' compensation policy lapsed with no replacement or exemption on file CSLB's 90-day window to reinstate retroactively runs to about Nov 13, 2026.
Aug 15, 2026Workers' comp policy cancelled (State Compensation Insurance Fund) CSLB's 90-day window to reinstate retroactively runs to about Nov 13, 2026.
Aug 15, 2026Current workers' comp record took effect
Nov 5, 2025Current contractor's bond took effect (Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company)
Oct 17, 1985Licence issued

Changes come from comparing successive copies of CSLB's public licence master file (refreshed twice a week) since October 2026, plus the dates printed on the current record.

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