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property="gaz:hasNoticeID">5147264</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/65088" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">65088</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5147264" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">11545</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">Manchester District Registry</span></p><p><span><span about="this:court-case-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="court:caseCode">CR-2026-CR-2026-MAN-000724</span></span></p><p>In the matter of <strong about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/02882042" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany gazorg:Organisation gazorg:ForProfitCompany">THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHOP GROUP LIMITED</strong></p><p>Previously: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/02882042" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:previousCompanyName">0161-832-6905</span>,</p><p>Trading As: <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/02882042" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:tradingAs">The Original Factory Shop 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 The Original Factory Shop Group Limited (<span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/02882042" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">02882042</span>) of <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">4b The Parklands</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Lostock</span>, <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Bolton</span> <span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BL6 4SD</span><span about="this:principal-trading-address-1" property="vcard:country-name"> United Kingdom</span>, previously of, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">4b The Parklands</span>, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Lostock</span>, <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:locality">Bolton</span> <span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BL6 4SD</span><span about="this:company-registered-office-1" property="vcard:country-name"> United Kingdom</span> (where service of the petition was effected), whose nature of business is <span about="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/02882042" data-recommended="true" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:natureOfBusiness">holding company</span>, presented on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-05-11" datatype="xsd:date" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfPetitionPresentation">Monday 11 May 2026, at 15:49</span> by <span about="this:petitioner-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">GERALD RICA LIMITED</span>, of <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">Quays Office Park</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Conference Avenue</span>, <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Bristol</span> <span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">BS20 7LZ</span><span about="this:petitioner-address-1" property="vcard:country-name"> United Kingdom</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 Civil Justice Centre</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><span about="this:hearingAddress" property="vcard:country-name"> United Kingdom</span> on <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-06-23T10:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateOfHearing">Tuesday 23 June 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="2026-06-22T16:00:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="corp-insolvency:dateToRequestAppearance">16:00 hours on Monday 22 June 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">Andrew Fairlie</span> and <span about="this:IP2" datatype="xsd:string" property="foaf:name">Andrew Kay</span>, <span about="this:IP-company-1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">LEADING PROPERTY LAWYERS LIMITED</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:street-address" typeof="vcard:Address">5th Floor, Delphian House</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:extended-address">Riverside, New Bailey Street,</span>, <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:locality">Manchester</span> <span about="this:IP1-address-1" property="vcard:postal-code">M3 5FS</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">01618326905</span>,  Email: <span about="this:IP1" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:email">afairlie@readroper.co.uk</span></p></div>                            </div>        </article>    <section class="summary"><dl><dt>Date of Hearing</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-06-23T10:00:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>