Petitions to wind up (Companies)
Ascend Education and Training Ltd faces a winding-up petition
In short: Ascend Education and Training Ltd (company no. 13713996) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 13 August 2026. The petition was presented by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Manchester (case CR-2026-MAN-001067). The petition was listed to be heard on Tuesday 01 September 2026 at 10:00 — a date that has now passed. The company's business: 68100 - buying and selling of own real estate; 68209 - other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; 85590 - other education not elsewhere classifie.
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 Ascend Education and Training Ltd company record, alongside the current Companies House status.
A petition to wind up Ascend Education and Training Ltd has been filed by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and will be heard in Manchester on 1 September 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- Ascend Education and Training Ltd
- Company number
- 13713996
- Nature of business
- 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate; 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified
- Registered office
- 6 Perry Hill Road, Oldbury, West Midlands B68 0AZ
- Petitioner
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE
- Court
- High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in Manchester, Civil Justice Centre, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester M60 9DJ
- Case number
- CR-2026-MAN-001067
- Hearing date/time
- Tuesday 01 September 2026 at 10:00
- Contact
- Samantha Donovan, Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors Ltd, Olympic House, Beecham Court, Wigan WN3 6PR, Tel 03332005218, 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.
The petitioning creditor is a public body, so the debt is owed to government rather than to a trade supplier or a lender.
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-001067 and the Business and Property Courts in Manchester 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 ASCEND EDUCATION AND TRAINING 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.
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Is your own business showing the same warning signs?
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Frequently asked questions
Has Ascend Education and Training Ltd gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Ascend Education and Training Ltd (company no. 13713996) on 13 August 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 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. The petitioning creditor is a public body, so the debt is owed to government rather than to a trade supplier or a lender.
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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