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Smartcornerstore Limited wound up by court order

Active Company no. 16966787 Incorporated Jan 2026 Retail & Wholesale HP postcode area

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165-167 Churchway, Haddenham, Aylesbury, HP17 8LG

The most recent insolvency notice for Smartcornerstore Limited is a Winding up order (Companies), published 25 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holder is V Prime, appointed 22 July 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case No 003981 of 2026). 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

Not yet retrieved.

Insolvency notices (2)

  1. SMARTCORNERSTORE LIMITED has been wound up by the High Court on 22 July 2026 with V Prime appointed as liquidator.

  2. A petition to wind up SMARTCORNERSTORE LIMITED has been filed by EDF Energy Customers Limited and will be heard on 22 July 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.

Quote case number No 003981 of 2026 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 16966787.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Smartcornerstore Limited in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Smartcornerstore Limited (company no. 16966787) is a Winding up order (Companies), published 25 July 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 Smartcornerstore Limited's last filed accounts?

Not yet retrieved for Smartcornerstore Limited at Companies House.

How many insolvency notices does Smartcornerstore Limited have?

Smartcornerstore Limited has 2 insolvency notices recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Winding up order (Companies) on 25 July 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.