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Solitaire Fabrication Limited faces a winding-up petition

Active Company no. 08825263 Incorporated Dec 2013 Manufacturing HU postcode area

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Environment House, Witty Street, Hull, HU3 4BH

The most recent insolvency notice for Solitaire Fabrication Limited is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 25 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by WOLSELEY UK LTD. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-BHM-000332). The petition was listed to be heard on Tuesday 8th September 2026, 10:00 am — 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 £66k and net assets of £15k. Those accounts were filed 20 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 December 2024 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 20 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£66k
Cash at bank
£1k
Net assets
£15k
Total liabilities
£51k

Average employees during the period: 2

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. A petition to wind up Solitaire Fabrication Limited has been presented by Wolseley UK Ltd and will be heard in Birmingham on 8 September 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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-BHM-000332 and the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 08825263.

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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:

  • Its most recent accounts were 20 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 Solitaire Fabrication Limited in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Solitaire Fabrication Limited (company no. 08825263) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 25 August 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 Solitaire Fabrication Limited's last filed accounts?

Solitaire Fabrication Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £66k, cash of £1k, net assets of £15k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Solitaire Fabrication Limited have?

Solitaire Fabrication Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 25 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.

Who presented the winding-up petition, and why?

The petition was presented by WOLSELEY UK LTD. 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.