Editor at Insolvency News. Editor of Insolvency News. Covers UK administrations, voluntary and compulsory liquidations, moratoriums, prohibited-name notices and secured-lender activity from the official record.
James Waterton is the editor of Insolvency News. He is the named human in the review chain for every article on the site: each draft is generated from public-record data by an automated pipeline (Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6), then reviewed and approved by him before it is published.
His remit is UK corporate insolvency as it appears in the official record: appointments of administrators (Schedule B1, Insolvency Act 1986), creditors' voluntary liquidation resolutions and liquidator appointments, court-ordered winding-up, creditor petitions, standalone moratoriums under Part A1, prohibited-name notices under section 216, and the secured-lender and director context that surrounds each event.
The editorial process draws exclusively from The London Gazette and Companies House under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. Every article links to the underlying Gazette notice and to the Companies House company record. Synthesised claims that go beyond those structured sources are required to carry an inline citation. The full methodology is documented at /methodology and the editorial standards at /editorial-standards.
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A G Parfett & Sons Limited has petitioned to wind up SSVT Limited, a Birkenhead grocery retailer incorporated just weeks before the debt arose. Hearing set for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Siemens Financial Services Limited has filed a winding-up petition against a Bury clothing and textile wholesaler, with the High Court hearing set for 24 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Novi S.R.L., an Italian company, has filed a winding-up petition in the High Court against Manchester food services agent Organic Globe Ltd. Full notice and Companies House record.
Scandinavian Energy Contractors A/S presented a winding-up petition against a Scottish-linked waste management company at the High Court on 6 May 2026, with a hearing set for 24 June. Full notice and Companies House record.
A Saudi Arabian agricultural firm has filed a winding-up petition against OCI Limited, a Manchester-based wholesale trader, with a High Court hearing set for 22 July 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Dr Kevin Johnson, a director of Surface Transforms PLC since 2005, has filed a Section 216 prohibited-name notice to continue trading via CCST Limited. Full notice and Companies House record.
Swift Carpets and Flooring Ltd of Paignton was wound up by the High Court on 10 June 2026 following an HMRC petition. Full notice and Companies House record.
A Danish energy contractor has filed a winding-up petition in the High Court against a waste management company incorporated in early 2025. Full notice and Companies House record.
Enness Limited of Jersey has filed petition CR-2026-MAN-000640 against Adderbury Cotswolds Limited, a financial holding company incorporated in March 2025. Full notice and Companies House record.
MKM Building Supplies Limited of Hull has filed a winding-up petition against MCL Design & Build Limited, a Manchester domestic construction firm. Full notice and Companies House record.
Red Industries IS Limited has filed a winding-up petition against Fourquest Energy (UK) Limited, a Middlesbrough oil and gas services firm. Hearing set for 7 July 2026 in Manchester. Full notice and Companies House record.
Azets Holdings Limited has filed a winding-up petition at the Royal Courts of Justice against Paddy Solutions Limited, with a hearing set for 24 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Olsberg/SPI Limited has filed a winding-up petition against a Soho-registered media company incorporated in June 2024 that filed dormant accounts. Full notice and Companies House record.
Shuffle Finance Ltd presented a winding-up petition against Caspertron Ltd, a Manchester restaurant operator, on 24 April 2026, with a hearing set for June. Full notice and Companies House record.
DHL International (UK) Limited has petitioned the Manchester Business and Property Courts to wind up London-registered Asile Ventures Ltd, with a hearing set for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
OEC (Electrical) Ltd, a Hampshire electrical installation contractor, entered administration on 4 June 2026 after a High Court appointment. See the appointed administrators and registered charges.
Barrett Steel Limited has presented a winding-up petition against Shropshire structural steel fabricator Stelex Engineering Limited, with a hearing set for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
HFD Limited trading as Mercado has filed a winding-up petition against a Doncaster flooring contractor at the Manchester Business and Property Courts. Full notice and Companies House record.
Barrett Steel Limited has filed a winding-up petition against Watch Security Limited, with a hearing set for 23 June 2026 at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds. Full notice and Companies House record.
Yu Energy Retail Limited has petitioned the High Court to wind up K D Drinks Ltd, a Leicester bar and pub operator, with a hearing set for 24 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.