Watch Security Limited faces winding-up petition from Bradford steel supplier Barrett Steel
Barrett Steel Limited has filed a winding-up petition against Watch Security Limited, with a hearing set for 23 June 2026 at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Barrett Steel Limited, a Bradford-based steel supplier at Barrett House, Cutler Heights Lane, Dudley Hill, presented a winding-up petition against Watch Security Limited, a Sheffield utilities contractor, on 11 May 2026.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make a winding-up order at a hearing. The petition has been assigned case number CR-2026-LDS-000463 in the Insolvency and Companies List (ChD) of the High Court of Justice.
The hearing is listed for 23 June 2026 at 10:00 hours at the Business and Property Courts in Leeds, West Gate, 6 Grace Street, Leeds. Barrett Steel claims to be a creditor of Watch Security and is represented by Ward Hadaway LLP, 5 Wellington Place, Leeds.
Anyone intending to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice under rule 7.14 by 16:00 hours on 22 June 2026.
About Watch Security Limited
Watch Security Limited is registered at Suite G5 Epic House, 18 Darnall Road, Sheffield, S9 5AB. The company was incorporated on 13 July 2018. Its SIC codes cover construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications, other building installation, and other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified.
The most recent accounts on record at Companies House were made up to 30 July 2023, prepared on an unaudited abridged basis.
Officers
Hassan Khan Akhtar has been a director since incorporation on 13 July 2018 and remains in post. Khan Akhtar also served as company secretary from incorporation but resigned from that role on 30 September 2021.
Mohammad Naseem Shahid was appointed as a director on 1 October 2021 and resigned on 31 May 2025.
Watch Security carries no registered secured charges at Companies House.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Watch Security Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Watch Security 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 Watch Security 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 Watch Security 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 Watch Security 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 11462608
- Court: High Court of Justice
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