Universal Catering Ltd faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. 14546559 Incorporated Dec 2022 Hospitality & Food Service M postcode area
256 Upper Chorlton Road, Manchester, M16 0BN
The most recent insolvency notice for Universal Catering Ltd is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 14 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by RELLMAN FOODS UK LTD. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-005759). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2023, showed total assets of £95k and net assets of £78k. 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 2023 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 31 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 5
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 14 Aug 2026
A petition to wind up Universal Catering Ltd has been filed by Relmman Foods UK Ltd and will be heard in the High Court on 16 September 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Universal Catering Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Universal Catering Ltd (company no. 14546559) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 14 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 Universal Catering Ltd's last filed accounts?
Universal Catering Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2023, showed total assets of £95k, net assets of £78k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Universal Catering Ltd have?
Universal Catering Ltd has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 14 August 2026.
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.