Sonus Public Relations Limited wound up by High Court after March petition
The High Court issued a winding-up order against a Mayfair-registered public relations firm on 24 June 2026, case 002462 of 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The High Court of Justice issued a winding-up order against Sonus Public Relations Limited on 24 June 2026, placing the Mayfair-registered agency into compulsory liquidation. A winding-up order puts a company into liquidation, with its assets realised and distributed to creditors. The petition that led to the order had been filed three months earlier, on 26 March 2026, under case number 002462 of 2026.
Sonus Public Relations Limited is registered at Office 258, Unit 5, 399-405 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2BU. The company was incorporated on 11 February 2003 and its SIC classification covers advertising agencies. Its most recent accounts were made up to 30 April 2025.
The liquidator
K Jackson of the Official Receiver's office has been appointed liquidator with effect from 24 June 2026. The Official Receiver is a civil servant of the Insolvency Service who automatically takes office as liquidator on a winding-up order of this kind. The Official Receiver's office handling the case is based in Birmingham and can be contacted at London2.OR@insolvency.gov.uk or on 0300 678 0016.
Officers
Martin James Smith is the sole current director of Sonus Public Relations Limited, having held the role since 12 February 2013. No company secretary is currently recorded at Companies House.
Among former officers, Mark Charles Smith served as a director from incorporation in February 2003 until February 2013. Patrick George Smith was a director from May 2004 until November 2008. Patrick Smith held the secretary role from December 2006 until November 2008, followed by Teresa Marie Smith as secretary from November 2008 until July 2010, and then Roberta Pangone Verbaite as secretary from July 2010 until March 2014. Two corporate secretaries also served in earlier years: Nationwide Company Secretaries Ltd, which held the role twice between 2003 and 2004, and 2020CA Limited, which served from December 2004 until December 2006.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against Sonus Public Relations Limited at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Sonus Public Relations 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 Sonus Public Relations 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 Sonus Public Relations 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 Sonus Public Relations 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 04662139
- Court: High Court Of Justice, case 002462
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