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Shopfronts Scotland Limited faces a winding-up petition

Active Company no. SC540504 Incorporated Jul 2016 Manufacturing ML postcode area

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Unit 5 Darrows Estate, John Brannan Way, Bellshill, ML4 3HD

The most recent insolvency notice for Shopfronts Scotland Limited is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 04 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The petition was presented by XEROX FINANCE LIMITED. The case is before the Sheriff Court of Hamilton (case HAM-L45 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 July 2025, showed total assets of £165k and net assets of £289. 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 July 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 13 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£165k
Cash at bank
—
Net assets
£289
Total liabilities
£164k

Average employees during the period: 8

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. A petition was presented to the Sheriff Court at Hamilton to wind up SHOPFRONTS SCOTLAND LIMITED.

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Is Shopfronts Scotland Limited in liquidation?

The most recent insolvency notice for Shopfronts Scotland Limited (company no. SC540504) is a Petitions to wind up (Companies), published 04 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 Shopfronts Scotland Limited's last filed accounts?

Shopfronts Scotland Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 July 2025, showed total assets of £165k, net assets of £289. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Shopfronts Scotland Limited have?

Shopfronts Scotland Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Petitions to wind up (Companies) on 04 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.