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Postal activities under universal service obligation Insolvencies (SIC 53100)

UK companies registered under SIC code 53100 (postal activities under universal service obligation) with insolvency notices in The London Gazette.

13 notices on record.

At a glance: 13 insolvency notices covering 7 companies, published in The London Gazette between 06 July 2026 and 25 September 2026 (most recent first below). By type: 9 liquidation, 4 winding up.

What these companies looked like before insolvency

Based on 7 companies under SIC 53100 with a distress notice on our record (solvent members' voluntary liquidations excluded), using each company's Companies House profile and last filed accounts.

Negative net assets at last filing
40%
of 5 with filed figures
Age of last accounts at first notice
23 months
median
Accounts overdue at Companies House
71%
of 7 profiles
Company age at first notice
6.9 yrs
median · 14% under 3 years

Median total assets in the last filed accounts: £40k. Figures are the companies' own filings and often predate the insolvency by a year or more.

Winding up order (Companies) 25 Sep 2026

BOOT DOWN COURIERS LTD

Assets —

Boot Down Couriers Ltd has been ordered by the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland to be wound up, with the winding‑up commencing on 22 June 2026 and the Official Receiver appointed as liquidator.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 04 Sep 2026

BOOT DOWN COURIERS LTD

Assets —

A petition to wind up Boot Down Couriers Ltd (company number NI660589) will be heard in the High Court of Justice Northern Ireland on 17 September 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

HJM FREIGHT LIMITED

Assets £40k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£2k

The notice announces that the creditors' liquidators for HJM Freight Limited have been appointed.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 06 Aug 2026

HJM FREIGHT LIMITED

Assets £40k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£2k

The notice announces that HJM FREIGHT LIMITED resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Simon Weir as liquidator.

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Petitions to wind up (Companies) 24 Jul 2026

AA XPRESS LTD

Assets £424k · Aug 2024

A petition to wind up AA XPRESS LTD has been filed by HM Revenue and Customs and will be heard in the High Court on 5 August 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 21 Jul 2026

T.M.S SERVICE PROVIDER LIMITED

Assets —

The notice announces that T.M.S Service Provider Limited is being voluntarily wound up and Darren Edwards has been appointed as liquidator.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 17 Jul 2026

IONUT CALINOIU LIMITED

Assets £16k · May 2024

The notice announces the appointment of joint liquidators Steve Henson and Adam Buck to handle the creditors’ voluntary liquidation of IONUT CALINOIU LIMITED.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 17 Jul 2026

IONUT CALINOIU LIMITED

Assets £16k · May 2024

IONUT CALINOIU LIMITED has passed resolutions to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Steve Henson and Adam Buck as joint liquidators on 16 July 2026.

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Appointment of liquidators (CVL) 08 Jul 2026

SIMMONDLEY NEWS LTD

Assets £6k · Nov 2025 Net assets -£24k

Simmonsley News Ltd has had Molly Monks appointed as liquidator in a creditors' liquidation effective 2 July 2026.

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Resolution for winding up (CVL) 08 Jul 2026

SIMMONDLEY NEWS LTD

Assets £6k · Nov 2025 Net assets -£24k

The members of Simmondley News Ltd resolved to voluntarily wind up the company and appointed Molly Monks as liquidator.

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Meetings of creditors (CVL) 06 Jul 2026

HJM FREIGHT LIMITED

Assets £40k · Mar 2025 Net assets -£2k

A virtual creditors' meeting for HJM Freight Limited is scheduled for 21 July 2026 to consider a voluntary winding‑up and appoint a liquidator.

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Is your own business showing the same warning signs?

Falling margins, stretched creditors, overdue filings and HMRC arrears usually appear 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.

Notices from The London Gazette, matched to Companies House records. Financial figures are the company's last filed accounts and may predate the insolvency event. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.