GLB Development Ltd faces High Court winding-up petition from Npower Commercial Gas
Npower Commercial Gas Limited presented a winding-up petition against GLB Development Ltd on 8 April 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 3 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Npower Commercial Gas Limited presented a winding-up petition against GLB Development Ltd, a Sunderland-based property developer, on 8 April 2026. The High Court of Justice sealed the petition eight days later, on 16 April 2026, under case number CR-2026-002776.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation. Filing the petition does not put the company into liquidation -- the court must first make a winding-up order at a hearing. That hearing is listed for 3 June 2026 at 10.30am at 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London.
Npower Commercial Gas Limited, based at Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, is the petitioner. Its solicitors, Judge and Priestley LLP of Justin House, 6 West Street, Bromley, Kent, are handling the matter under reference NPOW0002/0647. Anyone wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16.00 hours on 2 June 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14.
This notice replaces an earlier version published in the London Gazette on 22 May 2026.
The company
GLB Development Ltd is registered at 10 Defender Court, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, SR5 3PE. Its SIC classification is development of building projects. Companies House records show the company was incorporated on 9 May 2015 and remains active. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 March 2024.
Officers
Irene Sumby is the current director, appointed on 12 February 2026. Abbeyjo Baldwin served as a director from 8 February 2022 until her resignation on 25 February 2026. Stephen Robert Kirtlan held both the role of director and company secretary from incorporation on 9 May 2015 until his resignation from both positions on 12 March 2024.
No secured charges are registered against the company at Companies House, and no administrators have been appointed.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Glb Development Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Glb Development 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 Glb Development 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 Glb Development 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 Glb Development 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 09583136
- Court: High Court of Justice
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