Saif International Ltd faces High Court winding-up petition brought by Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council filed a winding-up petition against Saif International Ltd on 13 April 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 3 June. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Buckinghamshire Council presented a winding-up petition against Saif International Ltd on 13 April 2026. The case is listed before the Bankruptcy Court (High Court) at 10:30am on 3 June 2026.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to make a winding-up order. Filing the petition does not place the company into liquidation; the court must hear the case and make an order at the scheduled hearing before that happens.
The petition carries court number CR-2026-002739 and will be heard at the Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London. Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must notify the petitioner's solicitors by 16:00 on 2 June 2026.
Buckinghamshire Council is listed in the notice at The Gateway, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury. Ward Hadaway LLP of Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne acts as solicitor for the petitioner, with reference AYL011.579.
The company
Saif International Ltd is registered at 22 and 24 Sun Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex. Companies House records the company under SIC code 96090, which covers other service activities not elsewhere classified. It was incorporated on 7 March 2018 and its status is listed as active.
The most recent accounts on file at Companies House were made up to 31 March 2020 and filed as micro-entity accounts.
The officers
Raj Singh is the current director, appointed on 1 January 2021, and is recorded as resident in the United Arab Emirates. Saif Mohammed Sarfraz served as both director and secretary from incorporation on 7 March 2018 until 1 January 2021, when both roles were resigned.
What happens next
If the court makes a winding-up order at the 3 June hearing, Saif International Ltd would enter compulsory liquidation. That is a court-imposed process, distinct from a creditors' voluntary liquidation, which is resolved by the company's own members. The Official Receiver, a civil servant of the Insolvency Service, would typically take office as liquidator on the making of any such order.
Creditors with a claim against the company should monitor the outcome of the hearing. No secured charges are registered against Saif International Ltd at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Saif International Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Saif International 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 Saif International 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 Saif International 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 Saif International 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 11240164
- Court: Bankruptcy Court (High Court)
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