Swan Epping Limited wound up by court order
Active Company no. 08964825 Incorporated Mar 2014 Hospitality & Food Service CM postcode area
73 Epping High Street, Epping, CM16 4BA
The most recent insolvency notice for Swan Epping Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 23 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is M Commins, appointed 14 October 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case 006642 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2021, showed total assets of £247k and net assets of £128k. Those accounts were filed 67 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.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 March 2021 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 67 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 3
Insolvency notices (2)
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Winding up order (Companies) 23 Oct 2026
The notice announces that the High Court has issued a winding‑up order for Swan Epping Limited, appointing M Commins as liquidator.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 02 Oct 2026
A petition to wind up Swan Epping Limited has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 21 October 2026.
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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 006642 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 08964825.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 67 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
- 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 Swan Epping Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Swan Epping Limited (company no. 08964825) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 23 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 Swan Epping Limited's last filed accounts?
Swan Epping Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2021, showed total assets of £247k, net assets of £128k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Swan Epping Limited have?
Swan Epping Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 23 October 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.
Why did the company go into liquidation?
The Gazette notices record the legal steps, not the cause, so they do not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 31 March 2021, showed net assets of £128k, so any deterioration came after those figures or is not visible in them. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.
How much did the company owe?
The notices do not give a figure. The closest public number is total liabilities of £119k in its last filed accounts, to 31 March 2021. What was owed when the process began will differ, and is set out in the statement of affairs.
How many jobs are affected?
The notices do not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 3 employees in the period to 31 March 2021, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.
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.