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about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" property="gaz:isInIssue" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/65109"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" property="owl:sameAs" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/65109/notice/5161334" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/65109/notices/5161334" 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">Notice of Intended Dividends</dd><dt>Publication date:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" content="2026-06-25T01:02:40" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-06-25T01:02:40">25 June 2026</time></dd><dt>Edition:</dt><dd>The <span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:editionName">London</span> Gazette</dd><dt>Notice ID:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">5161334</dd><dt>Notice code:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeCode">2406</dd><dt>Issue number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/65109" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">65109</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5161334" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">12637</dd></dl><div about="this:notifiableThing" class="content" data-gazettes="Notice" data-gazettes-type="2406"><div data-gazettes="Company" property="insolvency:hasCompany" resource="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/04035641" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany"><h3><span data-gazettes="CompanyName" data-gazettes-class="Company" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">FD DIRECT LIMITED</span></h3><span data-gazettes="CompanyNumber" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">04035641</span><p>Trading Name: <span data-gazettes="TradingAs" property="gazorg:isTradingAs">'EquityFD', 'EquityFC', 'EquityChair' and 'EquityInterim'</span></p><p data-gazettes="CompanyRegisteredOffice" property="gazorg:hasRegisteredOffice" resource="this:company-1-CompanyRegisteredOffice-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Registered office: <span property="vcard:label">c/o BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP, Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB</span></p><p data-gazettes="PrincipalTradingAddress" property="gazorg:hasPrincipalTradingAddress" resource="this:company-1-PrincipalTradingAddress-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Principal trading address: <span property="vcard:label">10 Market Mews, Mayfair, London, W1J 7BZ</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Notice is hereby given, in accordance with <span data-gazettes="LegislationSection" resource="this:InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016"><span property="leg:legislationSection" resource="this:InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016-Rule1429" typeof="leg:LegislationSection"><span property="rdfs:label">Rule 14.29 </span></span></span> of the  <span resource="this:notifiableThing"></span><span data-gazettes="Legislation" property="gaz:isEnabledByLegislation" resource="this:InsolvencyEnglandandWalesRules2016" typeof="leg:Legislation"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="rdfs:label">Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016</span></span>, we hereby give notice of our intention to declare a first interim dividend to non-preferential unsecured creditors of the Company.</p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Creditors of the Company are required on or before the <span content="2026-07-16" data-date="2026-07-16" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="General" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:relatedDate">16 July 2026</span> (“the last date of proving”) to submit their names and addresses and particulars of their debts or claims and the names and addresses of the solicitors (if any), to the Joint Liquidators, at their correspondence address of BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP, Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB.</p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">A creditor who has not proved his debt by the last date for proving will be excluded from the dividend, which we intend to declare within the period of 2 months of the last date of proving </p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Creditors may be required by notice in writing from the Joint Liquidators, by their solicitors or personally, to come in and prove their said debts or claims at such time and place as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved </p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Date of Appointment: <span content="2024-07-26" data-date="2024-07-26" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="Appointment" datatype="xsd:date" property="insolvency:dateOfAppointment">26 July 2024</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Office Holder Details: <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:hasLiquidator" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/insolvency-practitioner/15452" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><span content="15452" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPnum"></span><span property="vcard:adr" resource="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1"></span><span property="gazorg:hasOrganisationMember" resource="this:text-1-FirmName-1"></span><em><span content="Paul Cooper" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Paul</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Cooper</span> </em></span> (IP No. <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">15452</span>) and <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:hasLiquidator" resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/insolvency-practitioner/8883" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span content="8883" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPnum"></span><span property="vcard:adr" resource="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1"></span><span property="gazorg:hasOrganisationMember" resource="this:text-1-FirmName-1"></span><em><span content="Paul Appleton" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Paul</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Appleton</span> </em></span> (IP No. <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">8883</span>) both of <span about="this:text-1-FirmName-1" data-gazettes="FirmName" typeof="gazorg:ForProfitOrganisation"><span property="gazorg:name">BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP</span></span>, <span about="this:text-1-AddressLineGroup-1" typeof="vcard:Address"><span content="Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB" property="vcard:label"></span>Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Any person who requires further information may contact Ben Sharpe by telephone on 020 7516 1500 by e-mail at SWM-Team@btguk.com or by post to the BTG Begbies Traynor correspondence address provided above.  </p></div><div data-gazettes="Administration"><p data-gazettes="authoriser"><span property="gaz:hasAuthoriser" resource="this:authoriser" typeof="gaz:Authoriser"><span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="gaz:hasAuthorisingPerson" resource="this:signatory-1" typeof="person:Person"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><span content=" Joint Liquidator" datatype="xsd:string" property="person:hasIPCapacity"></span><em><span content="Paul Cooper" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Paul</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Cooper</span>, </em></span><span property="gaz:hasAuthorisingRole" resource="this:role-signatory" typeof="person:Role"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="person:roleName"> Joint Liquidator</span></span></span></p><p data-gazettes="DateSigned"><span content="2026-06-23" data-date="2026-06-23" data-gazettes="DateSigned" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:dateAuthorisationSigned">23 June 2026</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Ag RK32619</p></div></div></article><section class="summary"><dl><dt>Company Address</dt><dd>c/o BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP, Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB</dd></dl></section></body></html>