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datatype="xsd:string" 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/5059322" property="gaz:isInIssue" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64997"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5059322" property="owl:sameAs" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/64997/notice/5059322" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5059322" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/64997/notices/5059322" 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="2026-02-19T11:40:17" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-02-19T11:40:17">19 February 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">5059322</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/64997" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">64997</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5059322" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">3132</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-CR-2025-MAN-001579</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/15257912" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">THE FLEX BUSINESS GROUP LTD</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/15257912" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">The Flex Business Group 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 The Flex Business Group Ltd (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/15257912" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">15257912</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Room S51 205 Kings Road</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Tyseley</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">West Midlands</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:region">Birmingham</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">B11 2AA</span><span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:country-name"> England</span>, whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/15257912" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">56210 - Event catering activities 81222 - Specialised cleaning services</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2025-11-13" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Thursday 13 November 2025, at 13:10</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Highbourne House</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Eldon Way</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Crick</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:region">Northampton</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">NN6 7SL</span><span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:country-name"> England</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">The Business and Property Courts in Manchester</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard: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="2026-03-03T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Tuesday 03 March 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="2026-03-02T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Monday 02 March 2026</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">Barry Sharples</span>, <span about="this:IP-company-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">FREETHS LLP</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Floor 6,100 Barbirolli Square</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Manchester</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">M2 3BD</span><span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:country-name"> England</span>,, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">03442254145</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">Eleishia.barrett@freeths.co.uk</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of 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