LSB Optical Services Limited faces winding-up petition from Kering Eyewear UK
Kering Eyewear UK Limited has filed a winding-up petition against LSB Optical Services Limited of Birmingham, with a High Court hearing listed for 3 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Kering Eyewear UK Limited, the British arm of the Kering luxury group's eyewear division, has filed a winding-up petition against LSB Optical Services Limited, a Birmingham optical services firm registered at Unit 336, 95 Spencer Street, Birmingham B18 6DA. The petition was presented on 20 April 2026 and is listed for hearing at the High Court of Justice, Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL on 3 June 2026 at 10:30.
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.
The petition
The petition, numbered CR-2026-002960 of 2026, was brought under the Insolvency Act 1986. Kering Eyewear UK Limited, whose registered address is 62 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AJ, claims to be a creditor of LSB Optical Services Limited. The commercial relationship between the two companies is not detailed in the Gazette notice.
The case is being handled by solicitor Stuart Cranston of Coltman Warner Cranston, Unit 3, Coventry Innovation Village, Cheetah Road, Coventry CV1 2TL. Any party intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to the petitioner's solicitors by 16:00 on 2 June 2026 under Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency Rules.
The company
LSB Optical Services Limited was incorporated on 20 December 2018. Its SIC classification at Companies House describes its nature of business as other human health activities. The company files accounts on a micro-entity basis, with its most recent accounts made up to 31 December 2024.
Shahdaab Babar has been the sole director since incorporation. No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
The petitioner
Kering Eyewear UK Limited is the British entity of Kering Eyewear, the eyewear division of the Paris-based Kering luxury goods group. A luxury conglomerate subsidiary acting as petitioning creditor against a small optical services firm is an unusual combination, though the precise nature of the commercial dispute is not set out in the published notice.
The petition was published in the London Gazette on 27 May 2026.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Lsb Optical Services Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Lsb Optical Services 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 Lsb Optical Services 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 Lsb Optical Services 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 Lsb Optical Services 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 11737472
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