Excel Heating Limited faces winding-up petition from trade supplier City Plumbing
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited has filed a winding-up petition against Rugby-based Excel Heating Limited, with a Manchester court hearing listed for 9 June 2026. Read the official Gazette notice and director list.
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City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited, a trade supplier registered in Crick, Northampton, has filed a winding-up petition against Excel Heating Limited, a Rugby-based plumbing, heating and air-conditioning installer, claiming to be a creditor of the company.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation, meaning a court-ordered winding-up of the company's affairs. The filing itself does not wind the company up. The court must make a separate winding-up order at a hearing before any liquidation can take effect.
The petition was presented on 30 March 2026 and carries case reference CR-2026-MAN-000533. It is listed to be heard at the Business and Property Courts in Manchester, at 1 Bridge Street West, on 9 June 2026 at 10:00, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
The company
Excel Heating Limited was incorporated on 20 December 2016 and operates from 2 Lawn Court, Hillmorton Road, Rugby, CV22 5ED. Its registered trade description covers plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation. The company's most recent accounts were made up to 31 March 2024 and filed as micro-entity accounts. Its status at Companies House remains active at the time of publication.
Simon Bayliss has been the sole director since the company's incorporation in December 2016.
The petitioner
City Plumbing Supplies Holdings Limited is registered at Highbourne House, Eldon Way, Crick, Northampton, NN6 7SL. The company describes itself as a creditor of Excel Heating Limited in the petition. No amount claimed is stated in the Gazette notice.
The petitioner's solicitor is Alex Jackson of Freeths, Floor 6, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester, M2 3BD.
Appearing at the hearing
Anyone wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice of that intention to the petitioner or its solicitor by 16:00 on 8 June 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
No secured charges are registered against Excel Heating Limited at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Excel Heating Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Excel Heating 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 Excel Heating 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 Excel Heating 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 Excel Heating 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 10533453
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