HMRC petitions to wind up T.M.S Service Provider Limited in Essex haulage and courier case
HMRC presented a winding-up petition against a Rayleigh-based road haulage and courier company at the High Court on 23 April 2026, with a hearing set for June. Full notice and Companies House record.
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HMRC filed a winding-up petition against T.M.S Service Provider Limited on 23 April 2026, naming the Rayleigh-registered road haulage and postal courier firm as a debtor. The case will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice on 10 June 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. Here, the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs presented the petition in their capacity as creditors of the company.
The hearing
The petition is listed before the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) under case number CR-2026-003204. The hearing is scheduled for 10 June 2026 at 10:30 at the Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London. Anyone wishing to appear, whether to support or oppose the petition, must notify the petitioners or their solicitor by 16:00 on 9 June 2026.
HMRC's solicitor for the petition is the General Counsel and Solicitor to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, based at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London. The contact reference given in the notice is 2127514.
The company
T.M.S Service Provider Limited is registered at Office 7, Eastwood House, 347 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7LH. The company was incorporated on 12 August 2021 and carries SIC codes covering freight transport by road, licensed postal activities, and unlicensed courier activities.
Accounts for the company were due by 12 May 2023, according to Companies House records.
The directors
Two directors are recorded at Companies House: James Shepherd and Iain Tallis. Both were appointed on 12 August 2021, the date of incorporation, and neither has a resignation date on record, meaning both remain current directors.
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 T.m.s Service Provider Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. T.m.s Service Provider 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 T.m.s Service Provider 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 T.m.s Service Provider 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 T.m.s Service Provider 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 13563115
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-003204
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