HMRC petitions High Court to wind up Winning Tenders Limited
HMRC presented a winding-up petition against Winning Tenders Limited on 22 May 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 8 July 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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HM Revenue and Customs presented a winding-up petition against Winning Tenders Limited on 22 May 2026. The High Court is scheduled to hear the case on 8 July 2026.
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. HMRC, acting as a creditor, is seeking that order against Winning Tenders at the Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London.
The case is listed under reference CR-2026-004105 in the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), also known as the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD). That is the specialist list within the Chancery Division that hears insolvency and company-law applications. The hearing is timed for 10:30 on 8 July 2026, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
About the company
Winning Tenders Limited is registered at Office 4, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD. The company's SIC code 82990 covers other business support service activities not elsewhere classified. It was incorporated on 7 July 2009 and its status at Companies House remains active. The notice lists the company's address as 21 Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LD.
The most recent accounts filed at Companies House were made up to 31 March 2024, prepared on a total-exemption-full basis.
The directors
Paul Hamilton Dalton has been a director since 1 November 2019 and remains in post. Philip Lewis Norman served as a director from 1 November 2021 until his resignation on 17 February 2025. Doreen Smith held the role from 6 April 2017 until 1 November 2021. Ian Martin Smith was a director from the date of incorporation, 7 July 2009, until his resignation on 2 February 2023.
The hearing and next steps
Anyone wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to HMRC's solicitor by 16:00 on 7 July 2026. The petitioner's solicitor is the General Counsel and Solicitor to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, based at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, E20 1HZ. The contact telephone number given in the notice is 03000 544244, reference 2098244.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House, and no administrators have been appointed.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Winning Tenders Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Winning Tenders 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 Winning Tenders 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 Winning Tenders 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 Winning Tenders 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 06954669
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-004105
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