DHL International files winding-up petition against D'Agostino Italy Ltd
DHL International (UK) Limited has presented a winding-up petition against D'Agostino Italy Ltd, a Hornchurch retail clothing company, with a hearing at Manchester on 9 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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DHL International (UK) Limited presented a winding-up petition against D'Agostino Italy Ltd, the Hornchurch-registered retail clothing company, on 20 April 2026. A hearing is listed at the Manchester Business and Property Courts on 9 June 2026.
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 that order at a hearing.
The petition
DHL International (UK) Limited, whose registered address is Southern Hub, Unit 1 Horton Road, Colnbrook, SL3 0BB, claims to be a creditor of D'Agostino Italy Ltd. The case is numbered CR-2026-MAN-000597.
The hearing is listed before the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), the specialist list within the Chancery Division of the High Court that handles insolvency and company-law applications. It is scheduled for 10:00 am on Tuesday 9 June 2026 at the Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester.
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must notify the petitioner or its solicitor by 16:00 on Monday 8 June 2026.
The petitioner's solicitor is Denise Lamb of Pannone Corporate LLP, 378-380 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LY.
The company
D'Agostino Italy Ltd was incorporated on 3 October 2024 and is registered at 304 Abbs Cross Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 4YD. Companies House records it under SIC code 47710, the classification for retail sale of clothing in specialised stores. Its first accounts are not due until July 2026.
The directors
Oliver Edward Shipp has been a director since incorporation on 3 October 2024 and remains in post. Two further directors have since left the company. Muffadal Abbas, appointed at incorporation, resigned on 20 May 2026. Edward Douglas Jefferson, appointed on 20 February 2025, also resigned on 20 May 2026.
Background
Caseboard records show the petition as active, with DHL International (UK) Limited represented by Pannone and D'Agostino Italy Ltd listed as a litigant in person.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for D'Agostino Italy Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. D'Agostino Italy 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 D'Agostino Italy 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 D'Agostino Italy 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 D'Agostino Italy 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 15996021
- Court: Business and Property Courts
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