Mainline Private Hire Limited enters administration after HMRC petition dismissal
Greater Manchester taxi operator Mainline Private Hire Limited has been placed into administration. An HMRC winding-up petition against the firm was dismissed weeks earlier.
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Administration for Mainline Private Hire Limited
Mainline Private Hire Limited, a taxi operator based in Greater Manchester, entered administration on 6 May 2026. Andrew David Rosler, IP number 9151, of Ideal Corporate Solutions Limited, is the appointed administrator.
The firm was first incorporated as Gayton Wells Limited on 3 February 1988. This move follows the dismissal of a winding-up petition from HMRC on 2 March 2026.
The business and its officers
Mainline Private Hire Limited provides taxi and private hire services under SIC code 49320. Leslie Caffery and Glennys Glover were the directors at the time of the administrator's appointment. Loretta Smith was the company secretary until she resigned on 7 April 2026.
What this means for creditors and customers
Administration is a formal insolvency process. Licensed insolvency practitioners take control of the company to attempt a rescue, sell the business as a going concern, or sell assets to pay creditors. The administrators are now responsible for the company's affairs, business, and property. They will handle creditor claims and send out official communications. Correspondence should go through the insolvency practitioner's firm and contact address.
Creditors submit a proof of debt form to show the amount they are owed. When administrators are appointed, a moratorium begins under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986. This legal stay prevents most creditors from taking enforcement action without permission from the court.
Customers who paid for services they did not receive, or those with deposits, are usually unsecured creditors. The administration process also covers employee wages, notice pay, and redundancy claims. The Redundancy Payments Service helps employees with specific entitlements.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Mainline Private Hire Limited?
You are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The administrators will write to known creditors in due course with a proof-of-debt form and timetable for the first meeting. Until that letter arrives, no formal action is required from you. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Mainline Private Hire Limited?
Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service if the company is unable to pay. The administrators will normally coordinate the RP1 claim with the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Mainline Private Hire Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits typically rank as unsecured creditors. 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 Mainline Private Hire Limited?
Watch for Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 if you intend to keep trading under a similar name in a successor company. The rule prohibits a director of a liquidated company from being involved in another company using the same or a similar name for five years, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. Read more about Section 216.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Administrators)
- Companies House record 02216645
- Court: The Business & Property Courts of England & Wales,, case 2026
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
