Dismissal of winding up petition
Gibson Watts Limited winding-up petition dismissed
In short: Gibson Watts Limited (company no. 13716467) had a winding-up petition against it dismissed, according to a Dismissal of winding up petition notice published in The London Gazette on 08 July 2026. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs on 07 May 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (case CR-2026-003578). The petition was listed to be heard on 24 June 2026 — a date that has now passed.
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 Gibson Watts Limited company record, alongside the current Companies House status.
The winding‑up petition against Gibson Watts Limited was dismissed by the High Court.
Notice details
- Company
- GIBSON WATTS LIMITED
- Company number
- 13716467
- Registered office
- Moor Place, 1 Fore Street Avenue, London, England, EC2Y 9DT
- Petitioner
- COMMISIONERS FOR HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS
- Petition presented date
- 07 May 2026
- Court
- High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
- Case number
- CR-2026-003578
- Hearing date
- 24 June 2026
- Petitioner's solicitor
- General Counsel and Solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs, 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, E20 1HZ, telephone 03000 570694
- Publication date
- 8 July 2026
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.
HMRC is the petitioning creditor, so the debt behind the petition is unpaid tax — most often VAT, PAYE or corporation tax — rather than a trade debt. HMRC petitions usually follow a long run of missed payments and ignored demands.
What an HMRC petition means, and how directors respond to one: HMRC Winding-Up Petitions.
Read more: Facing a Winding-Up Petition?.
What happens next
The petition has been dismissed, so the company is not being wound up on the back of it. A dismissal does not stop another creditor presenting a fresh petition for a different debt, and it is not in itself a statement that the company is solvent.
Quote case number CR-2026-003578 and the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) in any correspondence about the case.
How does this notice affect you?
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A written-off invoice rarely stops at the company that failed. The supplier left short is often the next business in difficulty — and the earlier that's dealt with, the more options stay open. If GIBSON WATTS LIMITED owed you money, it's worth checking where that leaves you.
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should send you a case reference — you'll need it to claim.
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If your business is under pressure — creditors circling, a petition threatened, or cash running out — acting early changes the outcome. K2's founder has helped UK directors turn things around since 1990. Talk to us in confidence.
Is your own business showing the same warning signs?
Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.
Related guidance
Free, practical guides from K2 on what this kind of notice means for directors.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Gibson Watts Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Dismissal of winding up petition for Gibson Watts Limited (company no. 13716467) on 08 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 Dismissal of winding up petition 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?
The petition has been dismissed, so the company is not being wound up on the back of it. A dismissal does not stop another creditor presenting a fresh petition for a different debt, and it is not in itself a statement that the company is solvent.
Who presented the winding-up petition, and why?
The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs on 07 May 2026. HMRC is the petitioning creditor, so the debt behind the petition is unpaid tax — most often VAT, PAYE or corporation tax — rather than a trade debt. HMRC petitions usually follow a long run of missed payments and ignored demands.
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.
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