Solo Group Services Limited faces winding-up petition filed by its own PwC administrators
PwC administrators of Solo Group Services Limited have petitioned to wind up the company they manage, with a High Court hearing set for 8 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
The administrators of Solo Group Services Limited have taken the unusual step of petitioning to wind up the company they are managing. The petition was presented on 29 January 2026 in the name of Solo Group Services Limited (in Administration).
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to make a winding-up order placing a company into compulsory liquidation -- the court-ordered form of winding up, as opposed to a voluntary process resolved by the company's members. The petition will be heard at The Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL on Monday 8 June 2026 at 10:30, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard. The case sits in the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that handles insolvency and company-law applications, under court number CR-2016-005976.
The administrators
The petition was presented by Douglas Nigel Rackham and David James Kelly, both of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose registered address is given in the petition as 7 More London Riverside, London SE1 2RT -- the same address as Solo Group Services Limited itself. Rackham and Kelly are acting as joint administrators, meaning two licensed insolvency practitioners appointed to act together in the administration. The petitioner's solicitor is McCarthy Denning Limited of 70 Mark Lane, London EC3R 7NQ.
Anyone wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice under rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 by 16:00 on Friday 5 June 2026.
The company
Solo Group Services Limited was incorporated on 7 October 2014 under the name AESA Services Limited, changing to its current name on 10 March 2015. Its registered address is 7 More London Riverside, London SE1 2RT. Companies House records its principal activity under SIC code 82990, covering other business support service activities not elsewhere classified. The company's status is recorded as administration.
The self-petition route is a recognised practice in which an administration estate, having concluded that no rescue or going-concern sale is achievable, seeks compulsory liquidation to bring the administration to an end and convert it into a court-supervised winding-up.
Officers on record
All directors recorded at Companies House have resigned. Richard Harper served as a director from 6 June 2016 until 14 March 2023. Anthony John Patrick Brereton was a director from 6 June 2016 until 2 March 2018. Anthony Craig Jarmyn and Michael Stephen Murphy each held directorships from 27 January 2016 until 6 June 2016. Simon John Tweddle was a director from 10 March 2015 until 18 March 2016. Anne Christine Stratford-Martin served from incorporation on 7 October 2014 until 31 December 2015. Omar Husain Arti was a director from incorporation until 4 December 2014.
No secured charges are registered against Solo Group Services Limited at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Solo Group Services Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Solo Group Services 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 Solo Group Services 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 Solo Group Services 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 Solo Group Services 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 09251303
- Court: High Court of Justice
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