Brown Dog Developments Limited wound up by High Court after second petition
The High Court wound up Brown Dog Developments Limited on 20 May 2026, with the Official Receiver appointed liquidator. A prior petition filed in July 2025 was dismissed before a second petition succeeded. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The High Court of Justice made a winding-up order against Brown Dog Developments Limited on 20 May 2026, placing the Hertford-registered property developer into compulsory liquidation. Compulsory liquidation is imposed by court order, unlike a voluntary winding-up resolved by a company's own members.
The case, numbered 006757 of 2025, was filed at the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that handles insolvency and company-law applications. The petition was dated 2 October 2025.
Background to the proceedings
Court records show that an earlier winding-up petition against Brown Dog Developments Limited, filed in July 2025 under case CR-2025-004953, was dismissed, with the last recorded activity on that case in September 2025. A second petition, case CR-2025-006757, was filed two months later and succeeded, with the winding-up order sealed in May 2026.
The liquidator
S Brindley of the Official Receiver's office has been appointed liquidator with effect from 20 May 2026. The Official Receiver is a civil servant of the Insolvency Service who automatically takes office as liquidator on most winding-up orders. Brindley can be contacted at PO Box 18938, Birmingham, B2 2DY, by telephone on 0300 678 0016, or by email at Enquiries.Liquidation@insolvency.gov.uk.
The company
Brown Dog Developments Limited was incorporated on 8 June 2016 and operated under SIC code 41100, which covers development of building projects. Its registered office is at 10 Church Road, Hertford, SG14 3DP. The company filed its last accounts to 30 June 2023.
Director
David Michael Goodey has been a director since the company's incorporation on 8 June 2016. No resignation has been recorded at Companies House.
Secured lender
Together Commercial Finance Limited holds an outstanding registered charge over Brown Dog Developments Limited, created on 27 October 2023 and delivered to Companies House on 31 October 2023. The charge is structured as a first fixed charge and covers assets including investments, plant and machinery, intellectual property rights, goodwill, uncalled capital, and the benefit of authorisations held in connection with the company's security assets.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Brown Dog Developments 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 Brown Dog Developments 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 Brown Dog Developments 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 Brown Dog Developments 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 10221224
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 006757
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