Fournier Group Ltd faces High Court winding-up petition
The High Court's Insolvency and Companies List has received a winding-up petition against Fournier Group Ltd, case CR-2026-003824, published 8 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The Insolvency and Companies List (ChD) of the High Court Business and Property Courts of England and Wales has received a winding-up petition against Fournier Group Ltd, recorded under case number CR-2026-003824.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to make a winding-up order that would place the company into compulsory liquidation. That is the process by which a court imposes liquidation on a company rather than its members resolving to wind it up voluntarily. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first hold a hearing and make the order.
The petition
The petition was published in the London Gazette on 8 June 2026. The notice names the court as the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), under case reference CR-2026-003824.
The bundle does not identify the petitioner, the debt alleged, or the grounds on which the petition was brought. No secured charges are registered against Fournier Group Ltd in the data available.
The company
Fournier Group Ltd is the subject of the petition. No officer records, registered address, or trading description are included in the data published alongside this notice. Companies House holds the full registered record.
What happens next
Once a winding-up petition is filed, the court lists the matter for a hearing. Any creditor or contributory who wishes to be heard must give notice in accordance with the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016. If the court makes a winding-up order, the Official Receiver, a civil servant of the Insolvency Service, takes office automatically as liquidator unless and until creditors appoint a licensed insolvency practitioner in their place.
Companies that receive a petition and wish to oppose it, or to apply to have it dismissed or stayed, must act promptly. The petition will be advertised in the Gazette before the hearing, at which point the company's bank accounts may be frozen by the bank as a precautionary measure.
Fournier Group Ltd has not been placed into liquidation at this stage. The petition is a filing, not an order.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for this company?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. this company 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 this company?
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 this company?
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 this company?
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))
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