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Petitions to wind up (Companies)

Ivory Construction Group LTD faces a winding-up petition

active Company no. 12366756 Published 22 July 2026

In short: Ivory Construction Group LTD (company no. 12366756) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 22 July 2026. The petition was presented by TRAVIS PERKINS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED. The case is before the Manchester Business And Property Court (case CR-2026-MAN-000602). The petition was listed to be heard on Tuesday 04 August 2026 at 10:00 — a date that has now passed. The company's business: 41100 - development of building projects; 41201 - construction of commercial buildings; 41202 - construction of domestic buildings.

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 Ivory Construction Group LTD company record, alongside the current Companies House status.

A petition by Travis Perkins Trading Company Limited to wind up Ivory Construction Group Limited will be heard at the Manchester Business and Property Court on 4 August 2026.

Notice details

Company
IVORY CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED
Company number
12366756
Nature of business
41100 - Development of building projects; 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings; 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ
Petitioner
TRAVIS PERKINS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
Petitioner address
Ryehill Close, Lodge Farm Industrial Estate, Northampton NN5 7UA
Court
Manchester Business and Property Court, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester M60 9DJ
Case number
CR-2026-MAN-000602
Hearing date/time
Tuesday 04 August 2026 at 10:00
Contact
Barry Sharples, FREETHS LLP, Floor 6, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3BD, Telephone: 03450779609, Email: [email protected] (Reference number: 88126942-863.)

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 CR-2026-MAN-000602 and the Manchester Business And Property Court in any correspondence about the case.

All notices for Ivory Construction Group LTD

2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 12366756, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Ivory Construction Group LTD company record.

  1. Winding up order (Companies) 23 Sep 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Has Ivory Construction Group LTD gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Ivory Construction Group LTD (company no. 12366756) on 22 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 TRAVIS PERKINS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED. 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.

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