The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited winding-up petition dismissed
Active Company no. 08731620 Incorporated Oct 2013 Hospitality & Food Service CR postcode area
C/O Averillo & Associates, 16, South End, Croydon, CR0 1DN
The most recent insolvency notice for The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited is a Dismissal of winding up petition, published 26 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs on 19 March 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (case CR-2026-002271 of 2026). The petition was listed to be heard on 21 October 2026 — a date that has now passed, and the Gazette notice is not updated afterwards. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £1.6m and net assets of -£279k. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 22 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 December 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 22 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.
Average employees during the period: 34
Insolvency notices (1)
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Dismissal of winding up petition 26 Oct 2026
The winding‑up petition against THE WHEATSHEAF (BOUGH BEECH) LIMITED was dismissed by the High Court after a hearing on 21 October 2026.
What happens next
The petition has been dismissed, so the company is not being wound up on the back of it. A dismissal does not stop another creditor presenting a fresh petition for a different debt, and it is not in itself a statement that the company is solvent.
Quote case number CR-2026-002271 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 08731620.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to December 2024, already showed negative net assets of -£279k, 22 months before the first insolvency notice.
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 The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited (company no. 08731620) is a Dismissal of winding up petition, published 26 October 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 The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited's last filed accounts?
The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £1.6m, cash of £56, net assets of -£279k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited have?
The Wheatsheaf (bough Beech) Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Dismissal of winding up petition on 26 October 2026.
What happens next?
The petition has been dismissed, so the company is not being wound up on the back of it. A dismissal does not stop another creditor presenting a fresh petition for a different debt, and it is not in itself a statement that the company is solvent.
Who presented the winding-up petition, and why?
The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs on 19 March 2026. 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.