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resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/Belfast/issue/8873"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5077294" property="owl:sameAs" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/Belfast/issue/8873/notice/5077294" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5077294" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.belfast-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/8873/notices/5077294" 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="2026-03-13T00:13:27" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-03-13T00:13:27">13 March 2026</time></dd><dt>Edition:</dt><dd>The                     <span about="edition:" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:editionName">Belfast</span> Gazette                </dd><dt>Notice ID:</dt><dd about="noticeid:" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">5077294</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/Belfast/issue/8873" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">8873</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5077294" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">197</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 Northern Ireland</span></p><p><span>No. <span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="court:caseNumber">4542</span> of <span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:gYear" property="court:caseYear">2026</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/NI670377" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">NOBLE ESQ LTD</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/NI670377" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">Noble Esq Ltd</span>,</p><p>and in the matter of the <span about="this:legislation-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="legislation:legislationTitle">Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989</span>,</p><p>A Petition to wind up Noble Esq Ltd (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/NI670377" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">NI670377</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">168 Old Glenarm Road</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Larne</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BT40 1TS</span>, whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/NI670377" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">56302</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-01-16" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Friday 16 January 2026, at 11:45</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, LAND AND PROPERTY (RATING)</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">7 Lanyon Place</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Belfast</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BT1 3LP</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">Royal Courts of Justice, 
            </span><span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Chichester Street</span>,
            <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:locality">Belfast</span>, 
            <span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:postal-code">BT1 3JE</span>, on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-03-26T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Thursday 26 March 2026, at 10:00</span> hours (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 4.016 of the Insolvency Rules (Northern Island) 1991 by <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-03-25T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Wednesday 25 March 2026</span></p><p>The <span about="this:IP1" property="corp-insolvency:practitionerType">Petitioner</span>(s) is/are <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Royal Courts Of Justice</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Chichester Street</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Belfast</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BT1 3JY</span>,, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">02890546039</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">Insolvency@csoni.gov.uk</span> (Reference number: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPReferenceNumber">KAG6821.)</span></p><p><span about="this:IP1" content="2026-03-13" datatype="xsd:date" property="person:noticeDated">Friday 13 March 2026</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-03-26T10:00:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>