Autobay Ltd faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. 14946200 Incorporated Jun 2023 Retail & Wholesale LE postcode area
12 Harrow Road, Leicester, LE3 0JW
The most recent insolvency notice for Autobay Ltd is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 19 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by MOTORWAY ONLINE LIMITED. The case is before the Manchester Business & Property Courts (case CR-2026-MAN-000847). The petition was listed to be heard on Tuesday 01 September 2026 at 10:00 — a date that has now passed, and the Gazette notice is not updated afterwards. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 June 2024, showed total assets of £28k and net assets of £4. Those accounts were filed 26 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.
The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 30 June 2024 · micro entity accounts · unaudited · filed 26 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) 19 Aug 2026
A petition to wind up Autobay Ltd has been filed by Motorway Online Limited and will be heard in Manchester on 1 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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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-MAN-000847 and the Manchester Business & Property Courts in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 14946200.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 26 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 Autobay Ltd in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Autobay Ltd (company no. 14946200) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 19 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 Autobay Ltd's last filed accounts?
Autobay Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 June 2024, showed total assets of £28k, net assets of £4. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Autobay Ltd have?
Autobay Ltd has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 19 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 MOTORWAY ONLINE LIMITED. The petitioning creditor is another company, so the debt behind the petition is a commercial one — typically an unpaid invoice, rent, or a judgment that went unsatisfied — rather than a tax liability.
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.