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Petitions to wind up (Companies)

MAS Legal Limited faces a winding-up petition

active Company no. 10999743 Published 07 July 2026

In short: MAS Legal Limited (company no. 10999743) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 07 July 2026. The petition was presented by LOMBARD NORTH CENTRAL PLC. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case No. 004262 of 2026). The petition was listed to be heard on Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 10:30 — a date that has now passed. The company's business: 74909 - other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified.

The Gazette notice is not updated after the hearing. A winding-up order, if one followed, is published as a separate Gazette notice and appears on the MAS Legal Limited company record, alongside the current Companies House status.

A petition to wind up MAS Legal Limited has been filed by creditor Lombard North Central PLC and will be heard in the High Court on 29 July 2026.

Notice details

Company
MAS LEGAL LIMITED
Company number
10999743
Nature of business
74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Registered office
124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
Petitioner
LOMBARD NORTH CENTRAL PLC, 250 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AA
Court
High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL
Case number
No. 004262 of 2026
Hearing date/time
Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 10:30
Petitioner's Solicitor
Ambreen Arshad, SOLARIS LAW LIMITED, 2 Rushmills, Northampton NN4 7YB, Tel: 0343 290 0055, Email: [email protected] (Reference J-00041695)

What this notice means

A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.

The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.

Read more: Facing a Winding-Up Petition?.

What happens next

At the hearing the court decides whether to make a winding-up order. Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded to adjourn while a rescue or refinancing is put in place. If an order is made, the company stops trading, its bank accounts are frozen, control passes to the Official Receiver and a liquidator is appointed to sell the assets and pay creditors in the order fixed by law.

Quote case number No. 004262 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in any correspondence about the case.

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Frequently asked questions

Has MAS Legal Limited gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for MAS Legal Limited (company no. 10999743) on 07 July 2026. A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.

What does a Petitions to wind up (Companies) mean?

A winding-up petition asks the court to close a company and place it into compulsory liquidation, most often because a debt has gone unpaid. If the court makes a winding-up order, control passes to the Official Receiver or an appointed liquidator, the company's bank accounts are frozen and its assets are sold to repay creditors.

What happens next?

At the hearing the court decides whether to make a winding-up order. Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded to adjourn while a rescue or refinancing is put in place. If an order is made, the company stops trading, its bank accounts are frozen, control passes to the Official Receiver and a liquidator is appointed to sell the assets and pay creditors in the order fixed by law.

Who presented the winding-up petition, and why?

The petition was presented by LOMBARD NORTH CENTRAL PLC. The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.

The company owes me money — what can I do?

You are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims; if you have not heard from them, contact them with your invoices. Unsecured creditors rank after fixed-charge holders, the costs of the insolvency, preferential creditors and floating-charge holders, so recovery depends on what is left in the estate.

I worked there — how do I claim what I am owed?

Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from the company or from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should give you a case reference to claim with.

Source: The London Gazette and Companies House. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. This page is provided by K2 Partners for information only and is not legal or financial advice.