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BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC LTD

active Company no. 13178380 Published 26 August 2026

A petition to wind up Bitum Exim Logistic Ltd has been filed by Creditor Comercio Petroleo OÜ and will be heard in the High Court on 9 September 2026.

Notice details

Company
BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC LTD
Company number
13178380
Nature of business
46711 - Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products, 46719 - Wholesale of other fuels and related products, 46750 - Wholesale of chemical products, 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade
Principal trading address
58 New Bedford Road, Luton, England, LU1 1SH
Petitioner
COMMERCIO PETROLEO OÜ, Harju Maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna Linnaosa, Karu TN14-8, 10120
Petitioner's Solicitor
Robert James Dougans, Preiskel & Co LLP, 4 King’s Bench Walk, Temple, London, EC4Y 7DL, Telephone: 020 7332 5640, Email: [email protected] (Reference RD/SL/SL02711)
Court
High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales Insolvency and Companies List (ChD), 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Ln, London, EC4A 1NL
Case number
CR-2026-005566
Hearing date/time
Wednesday 9 September 2026 at 10:30
Publication date
26 August 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Has BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC LTD gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC LTD (company no. 13178380) on 26 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.

BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC LTD owes me money — what can I do?

If BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC 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 BITUM EXIM LOGISTIC 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.