HMRC has asked the High Court to wind up J Quick Construction Ltd of Bunting Lane; the petition is heard on 19 August. What the public record shows.
HM Revenue and Customs has petitioned the High Court to wind up J Quick Construction Ltd, a building company registered on Bunting Lane in Portishead. The petition was presented on 6 July 2026 and published in The London Gazette on 7 August; it is listed to be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in London at 10.30am on Wednesday 19 August. (The Gazette, notice 5186453)
The notice names the petitioner as the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs and gives the case number CR-2026-005282 in the High Court’s Chancery Division. The company’s registered office is 1 Bunting Lane, Portishead BS20 7PZ. (The Gazette, notice 5186453)
A winding-up petition is a creditor’s application, not a court decision. Nothing has been decided yet: the company is still listed as active on the register, and before or at the hearing it can pay what is claimed, reach an agreement with HMRC or oppose the petition. The notice does not say how much HMRC claims it is owed, and no response from the company appeared on the public record when we checked on 12 August.
What the register shows
Companies House records show J Quick Construction Ltd was incorporated on 2 July 2019 and is classified under development of building projects. It filed micro-company accounts, most recently for the year to 31 July 2022, filed in June 2023. Its next accounts, due by 30 April 2024, and its confirmation statement, due by 15 July 2024, are both marked overdue on the register. (Companies House, company 12081139)
The filing history also records two attempts by Companies House to strike the company off the register for non-filing: first Gazette notices for compulsory strike-off were published on 4 July 2023 and 2 July 2024. The first action was discontinued the following day; the second was suspended on 6 August 2024 and then discontinued on 9 May 2026. HMRC’s petition was presented two months later. (Companies House filing history)
What happens on 19 August
At the hearing the court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or make a winding-up order. If an order is made, the company enters compulsory liquidation and an official receiver takes control of its affairs, selling its assets and sharing the proceeds among creditors in the legal order of priority.
Under the notice’s terms, anyone who intends to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice to HMRC’s solicitor by 4pm on Tuesday 18 August. The contact given in the notice is the General Counsel and Solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs on 03000 589629, quoting reference 2130089. (The Gazette, notice 5186453)
What it means for you
If the company owes you money, as a supplier, subcontractor or customer, you can give notice by the 18 August deadline above and appear at the hearing. If a winding-up order is made, claims are then lodged with the official receiver or any liquidator appointed afterwards.
If you have building work under way or a deposit paid with the company, a petition does not by itself stop a company trading, but keep your paperwork: contracts, invoices, receipts and dated photographs of the state of any work. If an order is made, that record is what a claim rests on.
If you worked for the company and wages, holiday pay or redundancy go unpaid in an insolvency, the government’s Redundancy Payments Service can cover statutory amounts; the official guidance is at gov.uk.
Anyone can check a company’s current status, filings and any insolvency notices free on the Companies House register; the outcome of the 19 August hearing will appear there and in The Gazette, and we will report it when it does.
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