Petitions to wind up (Companies)
LOTHIAN MEATS LTD
A petition to wind up Lothian Meats Ltd will be heard on 22 July 2026 at the Companies Court in London.
Notice details
- Company
- LOTHIAN MEATS LTD
- Company number
- 07705932
- Principal trading address
- 235 North Road, Westcliff On Sea, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS0 7AB
- Petitioner
- Smithfield Beef Company Limited
- Petitioner address
- Riverside House, 1-5 Como Street, Romford, Essex RM7 7DN
- Court
- The Companies Court at The Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL
- Case number
- CR-2026-004206
- Hearing date/time
- 22 July 2026 at 10.30 am
- Petitioner solicitor
- Abrahams Dresden LLP, 111 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6AW, Email: [email protected], Tel: 0207 251 3663, Ref: RM/DB34479
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.
Read more: Facing a Winding-Up Petition?.
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 LOTHIAN MEATS LTD 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.
K2 has backed and restructured UK businesses since 1990, including buying trade and assets out of distress. These situations move in days rather than months, so if you're looking at LOTHIAN MEATS LTD or something similar, start the conversation early.
If your business is under pressure — creditors circling, a petition threatened, or cash running out — acting early changes the outcome. K2 has helped UK directors turn things around since 1990. Talk to us in confidence.
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Frequently asked questions
Has LOTHIAN MEATS LTD gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for LOTHIAN MEATS LTD (company no. 07705932) on 10 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.
LOTHIAN MEATS LTD owes me money — what can I do?
If LOTHIAN MEATS LTD owes you money you are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims. 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 for LOTHIAN MEATS LTD — 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.