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Petitions to wind up (Companies)

Kw051 Limited faces a winding-up petition

active Company no. 06653162 Published 17 September 2026

In short: Kw051 Limited (company no. 06653162) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 17 September 2026. The petition was presented by SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED on 20 August 2026. The case is before the The Rolls Building (case CR-2026-006424). The petition was listed to be heard on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 10:30 hours — a date that has now passed.

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 Kw051 Limited company record, alongside the current Companies House status.

A petition to wind up KW051 LIMITED has been filed and a hearing is scheduled for 14 October 2026.

Notice details

Company
KW051 LIMITED
Company number
06653162
Registered office
The Quadrant, 99 Parkway Avenue, Sheffield, England, S9 4WG
Petitioner
SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED, Sefton Park, Bells Hill, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4JS
Petitioner solicitor
Howman Solicitors, 52/53 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SQ (VK/S01639262)
Court
The Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL
Case number
CR-2026-006424
Petition presented
20 August 2026
Hearing date/time
Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 10:30 hours
Publication date
17 September 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.

The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.

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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-006424 and the The Rolls Building in any correspondence about the case.

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Frequently asked questions

Has Kw051 Limited gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Kw051 Limited (company no. 06653162) 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 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 SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED on 20 August 2026. The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.

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.