Birkdale Properties Limited faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. 04515218 Incorporated Aug 2002 Construction B postcode area
77 Francis Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 8SP
The most recent insolvency notice for Birkdale Properties Limited is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 29 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR-2026-005005). The petition was listed to be heard on Wednesday 12 August 2026 at 10:30 — a date that has now passed, and the Gazette notice is not updated afterwards. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2024, showed total assets of £2.5m and net assets of £1.1m. Those accounts were filed 23 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 August 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 23 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 2
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 29 Jul 2026
A petition to wind up Birkdale Properties Limited has been filed by British Gas Trading Limited and will be heard in the High Court on 12 August 2026.
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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-005005 and the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 04515218.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 23 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
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 Birkdale Properties Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Birkdale Properties Limited (company no. 04515218) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 29 July 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 Birkdale Properties Limited's last filed accounts?
Birkdale Properties Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2024, showed total assets of £2.5m, cash of £374k, net assets of £1.1m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Birkdale Properties Limited have?
Birkdale Properties Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 29 July 2026.
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 BRITISH GAS TRADING 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.
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.