WB Wholesale Foods Limited wound up by court order
Active Company no. 04001363 Incorporated May 2000 Hospitality & Food Service NG postcode area
Units 1 & 2 Enterprise Park,, East Rd, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7EH
The most recent insolvency notice for WB Wholesale Foods Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 30 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is S Brindley, appointed 23 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 006140 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2022, showed total assets of £111k and net assets of -£52k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 54 months before its first insolvency notice. 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2022 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 54 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 18
Insolvency notices (2)
-
Winding up order (Companies) 30 Sep 2026
Wholesale Foods Limited (company number 04001363) has been wound up by order of the High Court on 23 September 2026, with S Brindley appointed as liquidator.
-
Petitions to wind up (Companies) 11 Sep 2026
A petition to wind up WB Wholesale Foods Limited has been filed by HM Revenue & Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 23 September 2026.
What happens next
The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.
Quote case number No 006140 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 04001363.
Owed money by WB Wholesale Foods Limited?
A bad debt this size rarely stops with the company that failed. If you're a supplier or creditor left short, it's worth knowing where you rank — and checking what the shortfall does to your own cashflow.
Related guidance
Is your own business showing the same warning signs?
What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to March 2022, already showed negative net assets of -£52k, 54 months before the first insolvency notice.
- Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.
Each of these is visible 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is WB Wholesale Foods Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for WB Wholesale Foods Limited (company no. 04001363) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 30 September 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 were WB Wholesale Foods Limited's last filed accounts?
WB Wholesale Foods Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2022, showed total assets of £111k, cash of £17k, net assets of -£52k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does WB Wholesale Foods Limited have?
WB Wholesale Foods Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 30 September 2026.
What happens next?
The liquidator now realises the company's assets, invites creditors to prove their debts, and distributes what is recovered in the statutory order: the costs of the liquidation, preferential creditors (including employees' unpaid wages up to the statutory cap), secured creditors, then unsecured creditors. The liquidator must also report on the conduct of the directors. The company is normally dissolved about three months after the liquidator's final account.
Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.