BigPeaks.com Limited wound up by High Court in May 2026
The High Court has wound up BigPeaks.com Limited, a Devon-based online sports and outdoor equipment retailer, under case number 002613 of 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 High Court of Justice made a winding-up order against BigPeaks.com Limited on 20 May 2026, placing the Devon-based online sports and outdoor equipment retailer into compulsory liquidation. Compulsory liquidation is court-imposed, distinct from a voluntary process resolved by a company's own members.
The case was registered as number 002613 of 2026. BigPeaks.com Limited trades under SIC code 47640, which covers the retail sale of sports equipment, and is registered at Unit C1 Linhay Business Park, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7UP.
The company was incorporated on 25 July 2000. Its most recent accounts on Companies House were made up to 31 August 2024 and filed as total-exemption-full accounts, a format available to small companies. The next accounts were due by 31 May 2026, the day after the winding-up order was published in the London Gazette.
The director
Paul Henry John Tomlin has been a director of BigPeaks.com Limited since 5 August 2000 and remains the sole current director at the time of the order. Two other directors resigned years earlier: Edward Timothy Dewing, appointed on 5 August 2000, resigned on 2 December 2001, and Louise Catherine Medcalf, appointed on the same date, resigned on 30 April 2003. Julie Jenkins served as company secretary from 5 August 2000 until her resignation on 29 October 2013. Corporate Appointments Limited and Secretarial Appointments Limited were each appointed and resigned on 25 July 2000, a standard incorporation arrangement.
Secured lenders
Two outstanding mortgage debentures are registered against BigPeaks.com Limited at Companies House. National Westminster Bank PLC holds a charge created on 8 June 2001 and delivered to the registrar on 15 June 2001, covering fixed and floating charges over the company's undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts and the benefit of any licences, as well as a specific equitable charge over freehold and leasehold properties. Abbey National PLC holds a mortgage debenture created on 24 April 2005 and delivered on 10 May 2005, covering the company's undertaking, land, premises, rights and assets. Both charges remain listed as outstanding.
A floating charge is a form of security over assets that change from time to time, such as stock or cash. It floats over the asset class until it crystallises on an event such as insolvency, at which point it attaches to whatever assets exist at that moment. Secured creditors holding such charges rank ahead of unsecured creditors when the liquidator distributes the company's assets.
No administrators have been appointed. On a compulsory liquidation, the Official Receiver, a civil servant of the Insolvency Service, takes office as liquidator automatically on the making of the winding-up order.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Bigpeaks.com Limited?
The court has placed the company in compulsory liquidation. The Official Receiver typically takes office as liquidator unless creditors nominate a licensed insolvency practitioner. Submit your claim using the Official Receiver's online proof-of-debt service or by post; details appear on the case page at gov.uk/insolvency-service. Read more about proof of debt.
Did you work at Bigpeaks.com Limited?
On a winding-up order, employees are usually dismissed immediately. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The Official Receiver will provide RP1 case-reference numbers and the date of insolvency you need to start the claim. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Bigpeaks.com Limited?
Customers rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Bigpeaks.com Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the winding-up order is made. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions. The Official Receiver also has a statutory duty to investigate director conduct and report under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Winding-Up Orders)
- Companies House record 04040463
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 002613
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