Eastern Eagle Transport Ltd faces Lloyds Bank winding-up petition at Manchester High Court
Lloyds Bank PLC has filed a winding-up petition against a Swadlincote road haulage and vehicle hire company, with a High Court hearing set for 7 July 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Lloyds Bank PLC presented a winding-up petition against Eastern Eagle Transport Ltd on 8 May 2026 at the High Court of Justice, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), Manchester District Registry, under case number CR-2026-MAN-000710. A winding-up petition is a court filing that asks the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation, meaning a court-ordered winding-up of its affairs. The company has not yet been wound up; the court must make a separate winding-up order at a hearing before that happens.
The hearing is listed at Manchester District Registry, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester, for Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 10:00am, or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard.
The company
Eastern Eagle Transport Ltd is registered at 19 Tudor Way, Newhall, Swadlincote, England, DE11 0HF. Its registered SIC codes cover the sale of other motor vehicles, freight transport by road, and the hiring and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles. The company was incorporated on 4 March 2011, originally under the name Marynaghe Ltd, which it used until 6 April 2021 when it adopted its current trading name.
The company filed its most recent accounts as a micro-entity, made up to 31 March 2025, with the next accounts due by 31 December 2026.
The petitioner
Lloyds Bank PLC, whose registered address for the petition is given as 25 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7HN, is claiming to be a creditor of the company. DWF Law LLP, of 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AA, acts as solicitors to the petitioner.
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to the petitioner or its solicitors by 16:00 hours on Monday 6 July 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
The officers
Marius Daniel Gheorghe has been a director of Eastern Eagle Transport Ltd since incorporation on 4 March 2011 and remains in post. Maria Gheorghe served as a director from 8 April 2013 until 1 October 2018, then held a further directorship from 8 July 2019, resigning on 16 July 2019. She was also appointed company secretary on 8 April 2013 but resigned the same day, a same-day appointment and resignation consistent with a procedural administrative arrangement at the time.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Eastern Eagle Transport Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Eastern Eagle Transport 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 Eastern Eagle Transport 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 Eastern Eagle Transport 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 Eastern Eagle Transport 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 07551759
- Court: High Court of Justice
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