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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="2026-01-07T16:30:11" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-01-07T16:30:11">7 January 2026</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">5032374</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/64958" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">64958</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5032374" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">176</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>No. <span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="court:caseNumber">MAN-001661</span> of <span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:gYear" property="court:caseYear">2025</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10811081" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">EARLE GROUP LIMITED</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10811081" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">Earle Group Limited</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 Earle Group Limited (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10811081" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">10811081</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">137 Wigan Road</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Euxton</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Chorley</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">PR7 6JH</span>, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">137 Wigan Road</span>, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Euxton</span>, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:locality">Chorley</span> <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:postal-code">PR7 6JH</span> (where service of the petition was effected), whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10811081" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">Wholesale of other intermediate products</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2025-12-01" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Monday 01 December 2025, at 00:01</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">LDF FINANCE NO.3 LIMITED</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">2nd Floor, Hq Offices</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">58 Nicholas Street</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Chester</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">CH1 2NP</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 Manchester</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Manchester Civil Justice Centre</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:extended-address">1 Bridge Street West</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:locality">Manchester</span> <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:postal-code">M60 9DJ</span> on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-01-20T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Tuesday 20 January 2026, 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="2026-01-19T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Monday 19 January 2026</span></p><p>The <span about="this:IP1" property="corp-insolvency:practitionerType">Director</span>(s) is/are <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">Greenhalgh Kerr Solicitors</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Olympic House</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">8 Beecham Court</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Wigan</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">WN3 6PR</span>,, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">03332005200</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">info@greenhalghkerr.com</span> (Reference number: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPReferenceNumber">M0022235.)</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-01-20T10:00:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>