SJP Catering Limited wound up by High Court after energy creditor petition
SJP Catering Limited, trading as Jazz Cafe in Doncaster, was wound up by the High Court on 24 June 2026 after a petition by Yu Energy Retail Limited. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The High Court of Justice made a winding-up order against SJP Catering Limited on 24 June 2026, placing the Doncaster café into compulsory liquidation less than two years after it was incorporated. Official Receiver L Oliver of the Yorkshire and Humber office was appointed liquidator the same day.
The petition was filed on 5 May 2026 by Yu Energy Retail Limited, a Nottingham-based energy supplier registered at CPK House, 2 Horizon Place, Nottingham Business Park, Mellors Way, Nottingham, NG8 6PY. Yu Energy Retail brought the petition as a creditor of SJP Catering before the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that handles insolvency applications. The court reference is CR-2026-003235.
The winding-up order
A winding-up order places a company into compulsory liquidation, as distinct from a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolved by the company's own members. From the date of the order, the company's assets vest in the liquidator, whose role is to realise those assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors.
The hearing took place at the Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL, listed for 10:30 am on 24 June 2026.
The liquidator appointment
L Oliver, the Official Receiver for the Yorkshire and Humber region, was appointed liquidator on 24 June 2026. The Official Receiver is a civil servant of the Insolvency Service who automatically takes office as liquidator on most winding-up orders. Oliver can be contacted at PO Box 16647, Birmingham, B2 2NQ, by telephone on 0300 678 0016, or by email at YorkshireHumber.OR@insolvency.gov.uk.
The company
SJP Catering Limited was incorporated on 19 August 2024 and traded as Jazz Cafe at Printing Office Street, Doncaster, DN1 1TJ. Its registered SIC code, 56101, covers licensed restaurants and cafes. The company had been active for fewer than ten months before the petition was filed.
Sarah Jane Pinkerton has been the sole director since incorporation on 19 August 2024. No secured charges were registered against SJP Catering at Companies House.
The winding-up order was published in the London Gazette on 28 June 2026.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Sjp Catering 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 Sjp Catering 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 Sjp Catering 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 Sjp Catering 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 15905494
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 003235
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