Formosan UK Limited faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. 07895240 Incorporated Jan 2012 Hospitality & Food Service OX postcode area
128a High Street, Oxford, OX1 4DF
The most recent insolvency notice for Formosan UK Limited is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 10 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-004176 of 2026). The petition was listed to be heard on 15 July 2026 at 1030 hours — a date that has now passed, and the Gazette notice is not updated afterwards. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2019, showed total assets of £36k and net assets of -£59k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 88 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.
HMRC is the petitioning creditor, so the debt behind the petition is unpaid tax — most often VAT, PAYE or corporation tax — rather than a trade debt. HMRC petitions usually follow a long run of missed payments and ignored demands.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2019 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 88 months before the first insolvency notice
Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 10 Jul 2026
A petition to wind up Formosan UK Limited has been filed by HM Revenue & Customs and will be heard on 15 July 2026 at the High Court.
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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-004176 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 07895240.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to March 2019, already showed negative net assets of -£59k, 88 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 Formosan UK Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Formosan UK Limited (company no. 07895240) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 10 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 Formosan UK Limited's last filed accounts?
Formosan UK Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2019, showed total assets of £36k, net assets of -£59k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Formosan UK Limited have?
Formosan UK Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 10 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 HM Revenue & Customs. HMRC is the petitioning creditor, so the debt behind the petition is unpaid tax — most often VAT, PAYE or corporation tax — rather than a trade debt. HMRC petitions usually follow a long run of missed payments and ignored demands.
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.