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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="2026-02-25T16:10:08" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-02-25T16:10:08">25 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">5064670</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/65002" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">65002</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5064670" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">3560</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-2026-CR-2026-000363</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/11288941" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">AEK RETAIL LTD</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/11288941" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">AEK Retail 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 AEK Retail Ltd (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/11288941" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">11288941</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">22-24 Taylor Street</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Preston</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">PR1 8EA</span>, whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/11288941" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-01-19" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Monday 19 January 2026, at 16:38</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">KINGSWAY ASSET FINANCE LIMITED</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Barons Court</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Manchester Road</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Wilmslow</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:region">Cheshire</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">SK9 1BQ</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 Rolls Building</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Rolls Building</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:extended-address">Fetter Lane</span>, <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:locality">London</span> <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:postal-code">EC4A 1NL</span> on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-03-11T10:30:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Wednesday 11 March 2026, at 10:30</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="2026-03-10T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Tuesday 10 March 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">Bexley Beaumont Limited</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Centurion House</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">129 Deansgate</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Manchester</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">M3 3WR</span>, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">0151 433 3441</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">financelitigation@bexleybeaumont.com</span> (Reference number: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPReferenceNumber">PNS.RL.2026-13100.)</span></p><p><span about="this:IP1" content="2026-02-25" datatype="xsd:date" property="person:noticeDated">Wednesday 25 February 2026</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-03-11T10:30:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>