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property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/64901/notices/4995864" 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">Resolutions for Winding-up</dd><dt>Publication date:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4995864" content="2025-11-12T01:03:41" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2025-11-12T01:03:41">12 November 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/4995864" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">4995864</dd><dt>Notice code:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4995864" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeCode">2441</dd><dt>Issue number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64901" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">64901</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/4995864" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">21789</dd></dl><div about="this:notifiableThing" class="content" data-gazettes="Notice" data-gazettes-type="2441"><div data-gazettes="Company" property="insolvency:hasCompany" resource="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/05488511" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany"><h3><span data-gazettes="CompanyName" data-gazettes-class="Company" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">DIRECT OPTICIANS LTD</span></h3><p>(Company Number <span data-gazettes="CompanyNumber" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">05488511</span>)</p><p data-gazettes="CompanyRegisteredOffice" property="gazorg:hasRegisteredOffice" resource="this:company-1-CompanyRegisteredOffice-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Registered office: <span property="vcard:label">c/o Focus Insolvency Group, Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan WN6 9DW</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">Unit 1, Sainsbury's Supermarket, King George Avenue, Newbury Park, IG2 7SH</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Notice is hereby given that the following resolutions were passed on <span content="2025-11-07" data-date="2025-11-07" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="Appointment" datatype="xsd:date" property="insolvency:dateOfAppointment">7 November 2025</span> as a special resolution and an ordinary resolution respectively:</p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">"That the Company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, and that it is advisable to wind up the same, and accordingly that the Company be wound up voluntarily and that <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:resolutionLiquidator" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/insolvency-practitioner/9725" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><span content="9725" 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="Gary Birchall" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Gary</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Birchall</span> </em></span> (IP No. <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">9725</span>) of <span about="this:text-1-FirmName-1" data-gazettes="FirmName" typeof="gazorg:ForProfitOrganisation"><span property="gazorg:name">Focus Insolvency Group</span></span>, <span about="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1" typeof="vcard:Address"><span content="Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9EU" property="vcard:label"></span>Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan, WN6 9EU</span> be appointed as Liquidator for the purposes of such voluntary winding up.”</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">corporatevotes@focusinsolvencygroup.co.uk </span>or <span content="01257 257 030" data-gazettes="Telephone" data-gazettes-class="Company" property="loc:phoneNumber">01257 257 030</span>. Alternative contact: Eileen Law Pan, email eileen.law.pan@focusinsolvencygroup.co.uk.</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=" Director" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPCapacity"></span><em><span content="Bimal Wijesingha" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Bimal</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Wijesingha</span>, </em></span><span property="gaz:hasAuthorisingRole" resource="this:role-signatory" typeof="person:Role"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="person:roleName"> Director</span></span></span></p><p data-gazettes="DateSigned"><span content="2025-11-07" data-date="2025-11-07" data-gazettes="DateSigned" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:dateAuthorisationSigned">7 November 2025</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Ag JK80985</p></div></div></article><section class="summary"><dl><dt>Company Address</dt><dd>c/o Focus Insolvency Group, Skull House Lane, Appley Bridge, Wigan WN6 9DW</dd></dl></section></body></html>