Tofos Lancaster Ltd faces winding-up petition 15 months after incorporation
Tofos Lancaster Ltd, a food-service company on Common Garden Street, faces a winding-up petition at the High Court in Manchester just 15 months after it was incorporated. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A winding-up petition has been issued against Tofos Lancaster Ltd, a food-service business registered at 9 Common Garden Street, Lancaster. Such a petition is a court filing asking a judge to place a company into compulsory liquidation. It was filed at the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts in Manchester on 19 May 2026, under court reference CR-2026-MAN-000641.
Tofos Lancaster Ltd was incorporated on 10 February 2025 under SIC code 56102, which covers unlicensed restaurants and cafes. The petition arrives roughly 15 months after the company was formed. Companies House records show its first accounts are not due until November 2026.
A winding-up petition is not a winding-up order. The company has not been placed into liquidation, and a court hearing must take place before any order can be made. If the court does make a winding-up order, the Official Receiver, a civil servant of the Insolvency Service, would automatically take office as liquidator to realise the company's assets and distribute the proceeds to creditors.
The directors
Two directors were appointed when Tofos Lancaster Ltd was incorporated on 10 February 2025 and both remain in post. They are Yasin Musa Patel and Sha Imthiyaz Puthen Peediyekkal, both resident in the United Kingdom.
What happens next
The petition will be listed for a hearing at the Manchester court. Any creditor or contributory with an interest in the outcome can apply to be heard. If the company disputes the petition, or believes it can satisfy the debt that prompted it, the directors will need to act quickly. Advertising of a winding-up petition can itself cause serious disruption to a business's banking arrangements.
No secured charges are registered against Tofos Lancaster Ltd at Companies House, and no administrators have been appointed. The company's status remains active at the time of publication.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Tofos Lancaster Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Tofos Lancaster 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 Tofos Lancaster 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 Tofos Lancaster 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 Tofos Lancaster 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 16242304
- Court: High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts in Manchester
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