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property="gaz:hasIssueNumber"></span><span resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London" typeof="gaz:Edition"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4948580" property="gaz:isInIssue" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64827"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4948580" property="owl:sameAs" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64827/notice/4948580" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4948580" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/64827/notices/4948580" 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">Petitions to Wind Up (Companies)</dd><dt data-gazettes="earliestpublicationdate">Earliest publication date:</dt><dd about="noticeid:" content="2025-08-19T13:20:06" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2025-08-19T13:20:06">19 August 2025</time></dd><dt>Edition:</dt><dd>The                     <span about="edition:" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:editionName">London</span> Gazette                </dd><dt>Notice ID:</dt><dd about="noticeid:" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">4948580</dd><dt>Notice code:</dt><dd about="noticeid:" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeCode">2450</dd><dt>Issue number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64827" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">64827</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4948580" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">16392</dd></dl>            <div about="this:notifiableThing" class="content" data-gazettes="Notice" data-gazettes-type="2450">                <div><p>In the <span about="this:court-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="court:courtName">High Court of Justice</span></p><p><span><span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="court:caseCode">CR-2025-LDS-000557</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10168419" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">WARDS STORAGE AND HIRE LTD</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10168419" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">Wards Storage and Hire Ltd</span>,</p><p>and in the Matter of the <span about="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/45" datatype="xsd:string" property="legislation:legislationTitle">Insolvency Act 1986</span>,</p><p>A Petition to wind up the above-named company of Wards Storage and Hire Ltd (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10168419" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">10168419</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Cleveland House</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Cleveland Street</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Darlington</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:region">County Durham</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">DL1 2PE</span>, whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10168419" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">52103- Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2025-06-11" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Wednesday 11 June 2025, at 10:00</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">VP PLC</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Central House, Beckwith Knowle</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Otley Road</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Harrogate</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">HG3 1UD</span> claiming to be a <span about="this:notifiableThing" datatype="xsd:string" property="corp-insolvency:presentedBy">Creditor</span> of the Company, will be heard at the <span about="this:notifiableThing" datatype="xsd:string" property="corp-insolvency:nameOfPlaceOfHearing">Business and Property Courts in Leeds</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Fourth Floor, West Gate</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:extended-address">6 Grace Street</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:locality">Leeds</span> <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:postal-code">LS1 2RP</span> on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2025-08-26T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Tuesday 26 August 2025, at 10:00</span> (or as soon thereafter as the Petition can be heard).</p><p>Any person intending to appear on the hearing of the Petition (whether to support or oppose it) must give notice of intention to do so to the Petitioners or to their Solicitor in accordance with Rule 7.14 by <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2025-08-25T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Monday 25 August 2025</span></p><p>The Petitioner's <span about="this:IP1" property="corp-insolvency:practitionerType">Solicitor</span> is <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">LCF Law Limited</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">33 Park Place</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Leeds</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">LS1 2RY</span>,, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">0113 5324327</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">andrew.langton@lcf.co.uk</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2025-08-26T10:00:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>