HMRC files winding-up petition against The Market Tavern Kirkby Ltd
HMRC presented a winding-up petition against a Merseyside pub operator on 22 April 2026, with a High Court hearing listed for 10 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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HMRC presented a winding-up petition against The Market Tavern Kirkby Ltd on 22 April 2026. The case has been assigned reference CR-2026-003126 in the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division).
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 place the company into liquidation; the court must first make the order at a hearing.
The Market Tavern Kirkby Ltd is registered at 6-10 Newtown Gardens, Liverpool, L32 8RR, and operates under SIC code 56302, which covers public houses and bars. The company was incorporated on 16 October 2018.
The petition
The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs, acting from their offices at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, presented the petition claiming to be a creditor of the company. The hearing is listed at the Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, on 10 June 2026 at 10:30, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
Any party wishing 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. The petitioner's solicitor is the General Counsel and Solicitor to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, reachable on 03000 543310, reference 2127756.
The director
Thomas Anthony Nash has been a director of The Market Tavern Kirkby Ltd since incorporation on 16 October 2018. No other current officers are recorded at Companies House.
Accounts position
The company's last filed accounts were made up to 31 October 2019 and were prepared on a micro-entity basis. No more recent accounts appear on the Companies House record.
No secured charges are registered against the company.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for The Market Tavern Kirkby Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. The Market Tavern Kirkby 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 The Market Tavern Kirkby 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 The Market Tavern Kirkby 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 The Market Tavern Kirkby 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 11625942
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-003126
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