Lexington Trading Limited wound up by court order
Active Company no. 13219943 Incorporated Feb 2021 L postcode area
Suites C, D, E & F, 14th Floor, The Plaza Suites C, D, E & F, 14th Floor, The Plaza, 100 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L3 9QJ
The most recent insolvency notice for Lexington Trading Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 08 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is C Megram, appointed 29 September 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Liverpool (case No 000239 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £2.0m and net assets of £1. 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 December 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 8 months before the first insolvency notice
| Period end | Total assets | Cash | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £2.0m | £12k | £1 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £1.1m | £30k | £1 |
Insolvency notices (2)
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Winding up order (Companies) 08 Oct 2026
Lexington Trading Limited has been wound up by the Business and Property Courts in Liverpool, with a liquidator appointed on 29 September 2026.
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 17 Sep 2026
A petition to wind up Lexington Trading Limited has been filed and a hearing is scheduled for 29 September 2026 at the Liverpool Business & Property Court.
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 No 000239 of 2026 and the Business and Property Courts in Liverpool in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 13219943.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lexington Trading Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Lexington Trading Limited (company no. 13219943) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 08 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 Lexington Trading Limited's last filed accounts?
Lexington Trading Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2025, showed total assets of £2.0m, cash of £12k, net assets of £1. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Lexington Trading Limited have?
Lexington Trading Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 08 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.
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.