HMRC petitions High Court to wind up Ashbury Cleaning Limited
HMRC presented a winding-up petition against Ashbury Cleaning Limited of Kennington on 16 April 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 10 June. Full notice and Companies House record.
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HM Revenue and Customs presented a winding-up petition against Ashbury Cleaning Limited at the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) on 16 April 2026, naming the Kennington Lane cleaning services company as a debtor.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation -- the court must first make the order at a hearing. That hearing is listed for 10 June 2026 at 10:30 at the Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, under case number CR-2026-002992.
The company
Ashbury Cleaning Limited is registered at 239-241 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5QU. Its SIC code places it in other cleaning services not elsewhere classified, a category covering specialist and contract cleaning operations. The company was incorporated on 5 August 2016 and its status at Companies House remains active. Its last filed accounts covered the period to 31 August 2022 and were prepared on a micro-entity basis.
The directors
Sharon Margurite Sylvester has been a director since incorporation on 5 August 2016 and remains in post. Michael Nathaniel Simms served as a director from 29 November 2018 until his resignation on 23 June 2021.
Secured charge
Ashley Finance LTD holds an outstanding registered charge against the company, created on 21 February 2018 and delivered to Companies House on 26 February 2018.
The hearing
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to HMRC or its solicitor by 16:00 on 9 June 2026. HMRC's solicitor is the General Counsel and Solicitor to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, reachable at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London E20 1HZ, telephone 03000 534555, reference 2127973. The petition was published in the London Gazette on 29 May 2026.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Ashbury Cleaning Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Ashbury Cleaning 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 Ashbury Cleaning 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 Ashbury Cleaning 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 Ashbury Cleaning 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 10314888
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-002992
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