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Petitions to wind up (Companies)

Bedford Consultancy Services Limited faces a winding-up petition

active Company no. NI069389 Published 18 September 2026

In short: Bedford Consultancy Services Limited (company no. NI069389) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 18 September 2026. The petition was presented by HIS MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No. 066610 of 2026). The petition was listed to be heard on Thursday 01 October 2026 at 10:00 hours — a date that has now passed. The company's business: 70229.

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 Bedford Consultancy Services Limited company record, alongside the current Companies House status.

A petition has been filed by HM Revenue & Customs to wind up Bedford Consultancy Services Limited (NI069389) with a hearing set for 1 October 2026.

Notice details

Company
BEDFORD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Company number
NI069389
Nature of business
70229
Registered office
Eagle Star House, 5-7 Upper Queen Street, Belfast BT1 6FB
Petitioner
HIS MAJESTY'S REVENUE & CUSTOMS
Petitioner's Solicitor
Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland, CROWN SOLICITOR'S OFFICE, Royal Courts Of Justice, Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 3JY
Court
High Court of Justice Northern Ireland
Case number
No. 066610 of 2026
Hearing date/time
Thursday 01 October 2026 at 10:00 hours
Contact
Telephone: 02890546555; Email: [email protected]; Reference number: CBW0041419/LH.

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?.

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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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 No. 066610 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case.

All notices for Bedford Consultancy Services Limited

2 Gazette notices on record for company no. NI069389, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Bedford Consultancy Services Limited company record.

  1. Dismissal of winding up petition 23 Oct 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Has Bedford Consultancy Services Limited gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Bedford Consultancy Services Limited (company no. NI069389) on 18 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 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.

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.