Petitions to wind up (Companies)
Jesters Daycare LTD faces a winding-up petition
In short: Jesters Daycare LTD (company no. NI689251) faced a winding-up petition, according to a Petitions to wind up (Companies) notice published in The London Gazette on 29 October 2026. The office holder is SEAN LARKIN, DIRECTOR, 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF (claiming to be a Contributory). The case is before the Royal Courts Of Justice (case No. 84973 of 2026). The petition is listed to be heard on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10:00 hours. The company's business: sic code 88910 - child day care activities, trading from 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF.
A petition to wind up JESTERS DAYCARE LTD has been filed and will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on 12 November 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- JESTERS DAYCARE LTD
- Company number
- NI689251
- Nature of business
- SIC Code 88910 - Child Day Care Activities
- Registered office
- 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF
- Principal trading address
- 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF
- Office holder(s)
- SEAN LARKIN, DIRECTOR, 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF (claiming to be a Contributory)
- Court
- Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 3JE
- Case number
- No. 84973 of 2026
- Hearing date/time
- Thursday 12 November 2026 at 10:00 hours
- Contact
- Mr Liam Magill, O'HARE SOLICITORS, 37-41 High Street, Belfast, Antrim BT1 2AB, Telephone: 07751286473, Email: [email protected]
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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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. 84973 of 2026 and the Royal Courts Of Justice in any correspondence about the case.
How does this notice affect you?
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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.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Jesters Daycare LTD gone into liquidation?
The London Gazette published a Petitions to wind up (Companies) for Jesters Daycare LTD (company no. NI689251) on 29 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 is dealing with the liquidation?
The office holder named in the notice: SEAN LARKIN, DIRECTOR, 13 Castle Street, Dromore, Down BT25 1AF (claiming to be a Contributory). Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number No. 84973 of 2026.
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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