Donellon Contractors Limited faces winding-up petition from trade creditor
Independent Groundworks Supplies Limited has filed a winding-up petition against Donellon Contractors Limited, a Stockport groundworks firm. Hearing listed for 9 June 2026 at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A winding-up petition has been presented against Donellon Contractors Limited, a groundworks contractor registered in High Lane, Stockport. A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking a judge to place a company into compulsory liquidation. Independent Groundworks Supplies Limited filed the petition on 29 April 2026, claiming to be a creditor of the company.
The case will be heard at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), on 9 June 2026 at 10:00, sitting at the Fourth Floor, Westgate, 6 Grace Street, Leeds. The court reference is CR-2026-LDS-000448. Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16:00 on 8 June 2026 in accordance with rule 7.14.
The company
Donellon Contractors Limited is registered at Suite 1, The Old Courtyard, 103 Buxton Road, High Lane, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 8DX. Its SIC code 43120 covers site preparation activities, the groundworks and civil engineering work that typically precedes construction. The company was incorporated on 15 August 2022 and its status at Companies House remains active.
Richard George Eyre has been the sole director since incorporation on 15 August 2022. No resignations are recorded.
The petitioner
Independent Groundworks Supplies Limited, the petitioner, is based at Highdown House, 11 Highdown Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1XT. The company is represented by Silverback Commercial Law Services Limited of 7 Regents Court, Far Moor Lane, Redditch, B98 0SD, reference TS110798/001.
Secured charges
Two outstanding registered charges sit against Donellon Contractors Limited at Companies House. Liberty Leasing Limited holds a charge created on 25 July 2025 and delivered to the register on 5 August 2025. Art Share (Social Help Association for Reinvesting in Enterprise) Limited holds a separate charge created on 13 June 2025 and delivered on 17 June 2025. Both charges remain outstanding. Secured creditors, whose debts are backed by a charge over the company's assets, rank ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of assets.
What happens next
Filing a winding-up petition does not place a company into liquidation. The court must first hold a hearing and, if satisfied, make a winding-up order. Until then, Donellon Contractors Limited continues to exist as a registered company. The petition hearing is scheduled for 9 June 2026.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Donellon Contractors Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Donellon Contractors 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 Donellon Contractors 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 Donellon Contractors 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 Donellon Contractors 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 14295884
- Court: High Court of Justice
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