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data-ui-class="notice-type">Petitions to Wind Up (Companies)</dd><dt data-gazettes="earliestpublicationdate">Earliest publication date:</dt><dd about="noticeid:" content="2026-04-23T11:00:18" data-required="true" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-04-23T11:00:18">23 April 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">5118621</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/65049" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">65049</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5118621" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">8482</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-MAN-000272</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10628934" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">FIRST CONTRACTORS LIMITED</strong></p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10628934" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">First Contractors 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 First Contractors Limited (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10628934" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">10628934</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Unit 14</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Bellview Court</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Hounslow</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">TW3 3TT</span>, whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/10628934" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">43390 - Other building completion and finishing</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-02-13" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Friday 13 February 2026, at 12:00</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">TRAVIS PERKINS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Ryehill Close</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Lodge Farm Industrial Estate</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Northampton</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">NN5 7UA</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">Manchester District Registry</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="2026-05-12T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Tuesday 12 May 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="2026-05-11T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Monday 11 May 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">Freeths LLP</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Floor 6</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">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"> United Kingdom</span>,, Telephone: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:telephone">03450779609</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">barry.sharples@freeths.co.uk</span></p><p><span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:additionalInformationIP">88126942-858</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-05-12T10:00:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>