North Edinburgh Childcare faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. SC193636 Incorporated Feb 1999 EH postcode area
Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh, EH3 8RY
The most recent insolvency notice for North Edinburgh Childcare is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 06 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Brian Milne and Ian Wright, Insolvency Practitioners, Quantuma Advisory Limited, appointed 2 November 2026. The petition was presented by North Edinburgh Childcare on 2 November 2026. The case is before the Edinburgh Sheriff Court. 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
Accounts filed on paper only.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 06 Nov 2026
A petition to wind up North Edinburgh Childcare was presented to Edinburgh Sheriff Court and joint provisional liquidators were appointed.
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 Until it does, the petition can still be dismissed or withdrawn — if the debt is paid, if it is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds, if the company has a cross-claim larger than the debt, or if the court is persuaded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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is North Edinburgh Childcare in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for North Edinburgh Childcare (company no. SC193636) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 06 November 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 North Edinburgh Childcare's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for North Edinburgh Childcare at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does North Edinburgh Childcare have?
North Edinburgh Childcare has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 06 November 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.
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.