Winding up order (Companies)
KS Bars Limited wound up by court order
In short: KS Bars Limited (company no. 16435907) was wound up by the court (compulsory liquidation), according to a Winding up order (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 31 July 2026. The office holder is Y Hill, appointed 14 July 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham (case No 000258 of 2026).
KS BARS LIMITED has been wound up by the Business and Property Courts in Birmingham, with Y Hill appointed as liquidator on 14 July 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- KS BARS LIMITED
- Company number
- 16435907
- Registered office
- 2 Butts, Coventry, CV1 3GR
- Court
- Business and Property Courts in Birmingham
- Case number
- No 000258 of 2026
- Date of filing petition
- 26 May 2026
- Date of winding-up order
- 14 July 2026
- Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
- Y Hill
- Capacity of office holder(s)
- Liquidator
- Date of appointment
- 14 July 2026
- Contact
- PO BOX 16654, Birmingham, B2 2BJ; Telephone: 0300 678 0016; Email: [email protected]
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?
Choose what applies and we'll point you at the right next step.
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 KS BARS 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.
K2's founder has turned around UK businesses since 1990, and K2 has backed and restructured them since 2001, including buying trade and assets out of distress. These situations move in days rather than months, so if you're looking at KS BARS LIMITED 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'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.
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Frequently asked questions
Has KS Bars Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Winding up order (Companies) for KS Bars Limited (company no. 16435907) on 31 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 Winding up order (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.
Who is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holder named in the notice: Y Hill, appointed 14 July 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number No 000258 of 2026.
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.