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property="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/def/postcode" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/postcode/NE33LS"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" content="TSO (The Stationery Office), customer.services@thegazette.co.uk" property="dc11:publisher"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="gaz:isAbout" resource="this:notifiableThing"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="prov:has_provenance" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458/provenance"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="prov:has_anchor" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" content="4945458" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeNumber"></span><span resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" 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about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="gaz:isInIssue" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64823"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="owl:sameAs" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64823/notice/4945458" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/64823/notices/4945458" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span></div><dl class="metadata"><dt>Notice category:</dt><dd data-ui-class="category">Corporate Insolvency</dd><dt>Notice type:</dt><dd data-ui-class="notice-type">Notices to Creditors</dd><dt>Publication date:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" content="2025-08-14T01:04:45" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2025-08-14T01:04:45">14 August 2025</time></dd><dt>Edition:</dt><dd>The <span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:editionName">London</span> Gazette</dd><dt>Notice ID:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">4945458</dd><dt>Notice code:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeCode">2446</dd><dt>Issue number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64823" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">64823</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4945458" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">16152</dd></dl><div about="this:notifiableThing" class="content" data-gazettes="Notice" data-gazettes-type="2446"><div data-gazettes="Company" property="insolvency:hasCompany" resource="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/00446866" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany"><h3><span data-gazettes="CompanyName" data-gazettes-class="Company" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">FRANCIS BROWN LIMITED</span></h3><p>(Company Number <span data-gazettes="CompanyNumber" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">00446866</span>)</p><p data-gazettes="CompanyRegisteredOffice" property="gazorg:hasRegisteredOffice" resource="this:company-1-CompanyRegisteredOffice-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Registered office: <span property="vcard:label">F17 Evolve Business Centre, Cygnet Way, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5QY</span></p><p data-gazettes="PrincipalTradingAddress" property="gazorg:hasPrincipalTradingAddress" resource="this:company-1-PrincipalTradingAddress-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Principal trading address: <span property="vcard:label">Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 2HL</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Notice is hereby given, pursuant to <span resource="this:notifiableThing"></span><span data-gazettes="Legislation" property="gaz:isEnabledByLegislation" resource="this:Rule143" typeof="leg:Legislation"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="rdfs:label">Rule 14.3</span></span> of the  <span data-gazettes="LegislationSection" resource="this:InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016"><span property="leg:legislationSection" resource="this:InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016-InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016" typeof="leg:LegislationSection"><span property="rdfs:label">Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 </span></span></span>, that the creditors of the above named Company, which is being voluntarily wound up, are required on or before <span content="2025-09-11" data-date="2025-09-11" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="General" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:relatedDate">11 September 2025</span> to send their names and addresses along with descriptions and full particulars of their debts or claims and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any), to Steven Ross at Suite 5, 2nd Floor, Bulman House, Regent Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3LS and, if so required by notice in writing from the Joint Liquidators of the company, to come in and prove their debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any dividend paid before such debts/claims are proved</p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Date of Appointment: <span content="2025-08-07" data-date="2025-08-07" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="Appointment" datatype="xsd:date" property="insolvency:dateOfAppointment">7 August 2025</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Office Holder Details: <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:hasLiquidator" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/insolvency-practitioner/9503" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><span content="9503" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPnum"></span><span property="vcard:adr" resource="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1"></span><span property="gazorg:hasOrganisationMember" resource="this:text-1-FirmName-1"></span><em><span content="Steven Philip Ross" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Steven</span> <span data-gazettes="MiddleNames" property="foaf:givenName">Philip</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Ross</span> </em></span> (IP No. <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">9503</span>) and <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:hasLiquidator" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/insolvency-practitioner/9156" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span content="9156" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPnum"></span><span property="vcard:adr" resource="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1"></span><span property="gazorg:hasOrganisationMember" resource="this:text-1-FirmName-1"></span><em><span content="Allan Kelly" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Allan</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Kelly</span> </em></span> (IP No. <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">9156</span>) both of <span about="this:text-1-FirmName-1" data-gazettes="FirmName" typeof="gazorg:ForProfitOrganisation"><span property="gazorg:name">FRP Advisory Trading Limited</span></span>, <span about="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1" typeof="vcard:Address"><span content="Suite 5, 2nd Floor, Bulman House, Regent Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3LS" property="vcard:label"></span>Suite 5, 2nd Floor, Bulman House, Regent Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3LS</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Further details contact: The Joint Liquidators, Email: <span data-gazettes="Email" data-gazettes-class="Administrator" property="gaz:email">cp.newcastle@frpadvisory.com,</span> Tel: 0191 605 3737.  Alternative contact: Georgia Foster.</p></div><div data-gazettes="Administration"><p data-gazettes="authoriser"><span property="gaz:hasAuthoriser" resource="this:authoriser" typeof="gaz:Authoriser"><span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="gaz:hasAuthorisingPerson" resource="this:signatory-1" typeof="person:Person"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><span content=" Joint Liquidator" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPCapacity"></span><em><span content="Steven Ross" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Steven</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Ross</span>, </em></span><span property="gaz:hasAuthorisingRole" resource="this:role-signatory" typeof="person:Role"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="person:roleName"> Joint Liquidator</span></span></span></p><p data-gazettes="DateSigned"><span content="2025-08-12" data-date="2025-08-12" data-gazettes="DateSigned" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:dateAuthorisationSigned">12 August 2025</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Ag FK51190</p></div></div></article><section class="summary"><dl><dt>Company Address</dt><dd>F17 Evolve Business Centre, Cygnet Way, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5QY</dd></dl></section></body></html>