Silkali Limited faces High Court winding-up petition from Leeds building supplies firm
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited presented a winding-up petition against Silkali Limited on 5 June 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 22 July. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited, a Leeds-based building supplies company, presented a winding-up petition against Silkali Limited at the High Court on 5 June 2026, claiming to be a creditor of the Congleton wholesaler.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make the order at a hearing. That hearing is listed for 22 July 2026 at 10:30 at the Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
The company
Silkali Limited is registered at Grosvenor House, 3 Chapel Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 4AB. Its SIC codes cover the wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages, as well as non-specialised wholesale and retail sale via mail order or the internet. The company was incorporated on 20 November 2015 and its status at Companies House remains active. Its most recent accounts were made up to 30 November 2024 and were filed as micro-entity accounts.
The director
Simon Wardle has been a director of Silkali Limited since incorporation on 20 November 2015. No other officers appear on the Companies House record.
The petitioner
Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited is based at Prince Edwards Works, Pontefract Lane, Leeds, LS9 0RA. The petition carries High Court case reference CR-2026-004358 of 2026.
The petitioner's solicitor is Stuart Cranston of Coltman Warner Cranston LLP, Unit 3, Coventry Innovation Village, Cheetah Road, Coventry, CV1 2TL.
What happens next
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to the petitioner or its solicitor by 16:00 on Tuesday 21 July 2026, under Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016. The reference number for the matter at Coltman Warner Cranston LLP is C0244155.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Silkali Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Silkali Limited is not yet in liquidation. The court will consider the petition at the date listed in the notice; until then, the company continues to trade, but its bank may freeze accounts and counterparties may stop extending credit. The court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or grant a winding-up order.
Are you owed money by Silkali Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in a liquidation; the company is still trading. If you support the petition, you may file a notice of support at the court named in the notice. If the petition is granted, you become an unsecured creditor in the resulting compulsory liquidation and the Official Receiver will invite you to submit a proof of debt.
Did you work at Silkali Limited?
A petition does not by itself terminate your employment. Wages and holiday pay continue to accrue until the company stops paying you or is wound up. Watch the bank position closely; if accounts are frozen, payroll will be the first thing to fail. If the petition is granted, statutory redundancy and notice claims become payable from the Redundancy Payments Service.
Are you a director of Silkali Limited?
Once a petition is filed, the company's directors have a heightened duty to consider the interests of creditors. Continuing to trade where there is no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation can expose directors to personal liability for wrongful trading under Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Specialist insolvency advice should be taken immediately.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Petitions to Wind Up (Companies))
- Companies House record 09882471
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