Summit Group Civils Ltd faces winding-up petition from Somerset quarry supplier
A Somerset quarry firm has petitioned to wind up a Cornwall civil engineering contractor incorporated just over a year ago. Hearing set for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Morris & Perry Limited, a Somerset quarry and construction materials supplier, filed a winding-up petition against Summit Group Civils Ltd on 14 May 2026. The target company, a Cornwall-based civil engineering contractor, had been incorporated for barely a year.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to place a company into compulsory liquidation. The filing alone does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make an order at a hearing. That hearing is listed for 10:00 on 23 June 2026 at the Business & Property Courts in Leeds, Fourth Floor, Westgate, 6 Grace Street.
The case is registered under court number CR-2026-LDS-000514 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.
The petitioner
Morris & Perry Limited trades from Tout Quarry, Charlton Adam, Somerton, Somerset. The firm claims to be a creditor of Summit Group Civils and is represented by Silverback Commercial Law Services Limited of 7 Regents Court, Far Moor Lane, Redditch. Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16:00 on 22 June 2026, in accordance with rule 7.14 of the Insolvency Rules.
Summit Group Civils Ltd
Summit Group Civils Ltd was incorporated on 7 May 2025 and is registered at 9 Snowdrop Crescent, Launceston, Cornwall. The petition also references a former address at Unit 2 Dunheved Court, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston. The company's SIC codes cover construction of residential and non-residential buildings, as well as construction of roads and other civil engineering works.
Companies House records show the company remains active. No accounts are due until February 2027, reflecting its recent incorporation.
The director
James Anthony Egan has been the sole director since incorporation on 7 May 2025. No other officers are recorded at Companies House.
No secured charges are registered against Summit Group Civils Ltd.
The petition was published in the London Gazette on 9 June 2026. The authorisation date on the notice is recorded as 4 June 2026.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Summit Group Civils Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Summit Group Civils 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 Summit Group Civils 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 Summit Group Civils 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 Summit Group Civils 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 16435003
- Court: High Court of Justice
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