Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD faces a winding-up petition
Active Company no. SC417161 Incorporated Feb 2012 Retail & Wholesale EH postcode area
5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN
The most recent insolvency notice for Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 29 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by HM Revenue & Customs on 21 September 2026. The case is before the Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 28 February 2025, showed total assets of £483 and net assets of -£91k. 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 28 February 2025 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 1
Insolvency notices (1)
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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 29 Sep 2026
A petition has been presented to the Edinburgh Sheriff Court to wind up BUSINESS OFFICE STATIONERY SUPPLIES LTD and appoint a liquidator.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to February 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£91k, 19 months before the first insolvency notice.
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 Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD (company no. SC417161) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 29 September 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 Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD's last filed accounts?
Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 28 February 2025, showed total assets of £483, cash of £483, net assets of -£91k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD have?
Business Office Stationery Supplies LTD has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 29 September 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.