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LRB Events Ltd faces a winding-up petition

Active Company no. 10380490 Incorporated Sep 2016 Retail & Wholesale MK postcode area

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27 St. Cuthberts Street, Bedford, MK40 3JG

The most recent insolvency notice for LRB Events Ltd is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 20 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-005474 of 2026). The petition was listed to be heard on 02 September 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 30 September 2021, showed total assets of £110k and net assets of £13k. Those accounts were filed 59 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 30 September 2021 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 59 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£110k
Cash at bank
—
Net assets
£13k
Total liabilities
£97k

Average employees during the period: 1

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. A petition to wind up LRB Events Ltd has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 2 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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-2026-005474 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 10380490.

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

  • Its most recent accounts were 59 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 LRB Events Ltd in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for LRB Events Ltd (company no. 10380490) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 20 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 LRB Events Ltd's last filed accounts?

LRB Events Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 September 2021, showed total assets of £110k, net assets of £13k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does LRB Events Ltd have?

LRB Events Ltd has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 20 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 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.