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Has this company had a winding-up petition?
Search by company name or number. See every petition advertised in The Gazette and what the record shows happened next: dismissed, wound up, or administration.
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About winding-up petitions
What is a winding-up petition?
A request to the court, usually by a creditor owed money, to wind a company up. It is advertised in The Gazette before the hearing. A petition is not yet an insolvency: it can be paid off, withdrawn or dismissed, or end in a winding-up order.
Is this the official petition register?
No. The authoritative source is the court's central register of winding-up petitions. A petition can be presented before it is advertised in The Gazette, so this lookup shows petitions once they are gazetted, with what the record shows happened next.
What happens after a petition?
Most end one of three ways: the debt is paid and the petition is dismissed or withdrawn, the court makes a winding-up order and the company goes into compulsory liquidation, or the company enters administration first.
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