Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. 10288532 Incorporated Jul 2016 PR postcode area
Ground Floor Citygate, Longridge Road, Preston, PR2 5BQ
The most recent insolvency notice for Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 30 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-007425 of 2026). The petition is listed to be heard on 11 November 2026 at 1030 hours. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 July 2024, showed total assets of £365k and net assets of £62k. Those accounts were filed 27 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.
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 July 2024 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 27 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) 30 Oct 2026
A petition to wind up Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited has been filed by HM Revenue & Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 11 November 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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-007425 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 10288532.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 27 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 Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited (company no. 10288532) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 30 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 Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited's last filed accounts?
Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 July 2024, showed total assets of £365k, cash of £7k, net assets of £62k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited have?
Waterman Laundry Equipment Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 30 October 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.