Notice of intended dividend (Court)
Store First Blackburn Limited
In short: Store First Blackburn Limited (company no. 07951785) was wound up by the court (compulsory liquidation), according to a Notice of intended dividend (Court) notice published in The London Gazette on 17 September 2026. The office holder is L Burgess, appointed 30 April 2019. The case is before the Manchester District Registry (case No 2475 of 2017).
The Official Receiver announces the intention to declare a dividend to unsecured creditors of Store First Blackburn Limited, with a deadline of 20 October 2026 for proving debts.
Notice details
- Company
- STORE FIRST BLACKBURN LIMITED
- Company number
- 07951785
- Registered office
- Group First House, Mead Way, Padiham, BURNLEY, Lancashire, BB12 7NG
- Court
- Manchester District Registry
- Case number
- No 2475 of 2017
- Date of winding‑up order
- 30 April 2019
- Office holder(s)/Liquidator(s)
- L Burgess
- Office holder address
- 16664 PO Box 16664, Birmingham, B2 2JQ
- Contact
- Telephone: 0300 678 0016; Email: [email protected]
- Date of appointment
- 30 April 2019
- Proof of debt deadline
- 20 October 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.
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 STORE FIRST BLACKBURN 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 STORE FIRST BLACKBURN 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 Store First Blackburn Limited gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Notice of intended dividend (Court) for Store First Blackburn Limited (company no. 07951785) on 17 September 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 Notice of intended dividend (Court) 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: L Burgess, appointed 30 April 2019. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number No 2475 of 2017.
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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