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Petitions to wind up (Companies)

Hazelby Evans Developments Ltd faces a winding-up petition

receivership Company no. 10631509 Published 07 October 2026

In short: Hazelby Evans Developments Ltd (company no. 10631509) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 07 October 2026. The petition was presented by HOOPERS ARCHITECTS LIMITED. The case is before the The Rolls Building (case CR-2026-006921). The petition is listed to be heard on Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 10:30am (or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard).

A petition to wind up Hazelby Evans Developments Ltd has been filed by Hoopers Architects Limited and will be heard in the High Court on 28 October 2026.

Notice details

Company
HAZELBY EVANS DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Company number
10631509
Registered office
100 Station Road, Attleborough, England, NR17 2AS
Petitioner
HOOPERS ARCHITECTS LIMITED, 3 Cromwell Court, St. Peters Street, Ipswich, England, IP1 1XG
Petitioner's solicitor
Bethany Kent, Birketts LLP, Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1QJ; Ref BK/157506.3; Email [email protected]
Court
The Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1NL
Case number
CR-2026-006921
Hearing date/time
Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 10:30am (or as soon thereafter as the petition can be heard)

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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-006921 and the The Rolls Building in any correspondence about the case.

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Frequently asked questions

Has Hazelby Evans Developments Ltd gone into liquidation?

The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Hazelby Evans Developments Ltd (company no. 10631509) on 07 October 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 HOOPERS ARCHITECTS LIMITED. 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.