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resource="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/65168/notice/5203419" typeof="gaz:Notice"></span><span about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5203419" property="prov:alternateOf" resource="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/id/issues/65168/notices/5203419" 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">Meetings of Creditors</dd><dt>Publication date:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5203419" content="2026-09-02T14:30:31" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="gaz:hasPublicationDate"><time datetime="2026-09-02T14:30:31">2 September 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/5203419" property="gaz:hasNoticeID">5203419</dd><dt>Notice code:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5203419" datatype="xsd:integer" property="gaz:hasNoticeCode">2442</dd><dt>Issue number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/edition/London/issue/65168" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasIssueNumber">65168</dd><dt>Page number:</dt><dd about="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/id/notice/5203419" datatype="xsd:string" property="gaz:hasPageNumber">17183</dd></dl><div about="this:notifiableThing" class="content" data-gazettes="Notice" data-gazettes-type="2442"><h3><span data-gazettes="Title" property="gaz:hasTitle">NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF VIRTUAL MEETING</span></h3><h3 data-gazettes="Legislation"><span about="this:notifiableThing" data-gazettes="Legislation" property="gaz:isEnabledByLegislation" resource="this:INTHEMATTEROFTHEINSOLVENCYACT1986" typeof="leg:Legislation"><span about="this:INTHEMATTEROFTHEINSOLVENCYACT1986" content="IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986" property="rdfs:label">IN THE MATTER OF THE INSOLVENCY ACT 1986</span></span></h3><h3><span data-gazettes="Title" property="gaz:hasTitle">AND IN THE MATTER OF</span></h3><div data-gazettes="Company" property="insolvency:hasCompany" resource="http://business.data.gov.uk/id/company/04454012" typeof="gazorg:LimitedCompany"><h3><span data-gazettes="CompanyName" data-gazettes-class="Company" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:name">LAVIS ENGINEERING LIMITED</span></h3><p>(Company Number <span data-gazettes="CompanyNumber" datatype="xsd:string" property="gazorg:companyNumber">04454012</span>)</p><p data-gazettes="CompanyRegisteredOffice" property="gazorg:hasRegisteredOffice" resource="this:company-1-CompanyRegisteredOffice-1" typeof="vcard:Address">Registered office: <span property="vcard:label">Dufton Kellner Barnston House Beacon Lane Beswall CH600EE</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="P"><p data-gazettes="Text">Office Holder: <span data-gazettes="Person" property="person:isAbout" resource="this:personName-1" typeof="person:Person"><span data-gazettes="PersonName"><span content="Stuart John Rathmell" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Stuart</span> <span data-gazettes="MiddleNames" property="foaf:givenName">John</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Rathmell</span>,</span></span> Office Holder No: <span data-gazettes="OfficeHolderNumber">10050</span></p><p data-gazettes="Text">Address: <span data-gazettes="Administrator" property="insolvency:hasAdministrator" resource="this:IP-FirmName-1" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span property="vcard:adr" resource="this:text-2-AddressLineGroup-1"></span><span content="Stuart Rathmell Insolvency" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="FirmName" property="gazorg:hasOrganisationMember" resource="this:text-2-FirmName-1" typeof="gazorg:ForProfitOrganisation"><span property="gazorg:name">Stuart Rathmell Insolvency</span></span></span>, <span about="this:text-2-AddressLineGroup-1" typeof="vcard:Address"><span content="Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS" property="vcard:label"></span>Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS</span></p><p data-gazettes="Text">Contact Number: <span content="01204 867615" data-gazettes="Telephone" data-gazettes-class="Administrator" property="loc:phoneNumber">01204 867615</span></p><p data-gazettes="Text">NOTICE IS GIVEN by the Board of Directors to the creditors of the above company, that a
virtual meeting of creditors has been summoned under <span data-gazettes="LegislationSection" resource="this:TheInsolvencyAct1986"><span property="leg:legislationSection" resource="this:TheInsolvencyAct1986-section100" typeof="leg:LegislationSection"><span property="rdfs:label">section 100 </span></span></span> of <span resource="this:notifiableThing"></span><span data-gazettes="Legislation" property="gaz:isEnabledByLegislation" resource="this:TheInsolvencyAct1986" typeof="leg:Legislation"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="rdfs:label">The Insolvency Act 1986</span></span>,
for the purpose of seeking resolutions on the following:
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">i. The appointment of a Liquidator of the Company.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">ii. That the Liquidator's fees will be charged by reference to the time properly spent by
them and their staff in dealing with the matters relating to the Liquidation, such time to
be charged at the hourly charge out rate of the grade of staff undertaking the work at
the time the work is undertaken and subject to the fees estimate set out in the report
prepared in connection with fee approval and issued with the notice of the meeting.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">iii. That the Liquidator be permitted to recover category 2 disbursements.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">iv. That the liquidator be allowed to appoint agents and solicitors of his choice, if and when
necessary.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">v. The appointment of a liquidation committee
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">Creditors should note that:
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">1. Members will consider the winding up resolution on 4 September 2026.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">2. The Directors are required to make out a statement of affairs of the Company
and provide a copy to all creditors before 4 September 2026 the decision date, and
before the period of 7 days beginning with the day after the day on which the
company passes a resolution for winding up.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">3. The meeting will be held as follows:
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">Date <span content="2026-09-04" data-date="2026-09-04" data-gazettes="Date" data-gazettes-class="Meeting" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:relatedDate">4 September 2026</span>, The Decision Date.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">Time <span about="this:notifiableThing" content="2026-09-04T10:05:00" datatype="xsd:dateTime" property="insolvency:meetingTime"></span>10:05 am
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">4. Access to the virtual meeting can be gained by calling the nominated liquidated on
<span content="01204 867615" data-gazettes="Telephone" data-gazettes-class="Administrator" property="loc:phoneNumber">01204 867615</span> to arrange access.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">5. Creditors entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may do so personally or by proxy.
A creditor can attend the virtual meeting and vote and are entitled to vote if they have
submitted proof of their debt by no later than 4 p.m. on the business day before
the meeting. Failure to do so may lead to their vote(s) being disregarded.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">6. Any creditor unable to attend in person but wishing to vote at the meeting can either
nominate a person to attend on their behalf or nominate the Chair of the meeting to vote
on their behalf. Creditors must have delivered their proxy in advance of the meeting.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">7. All proofs of debt and proxies must be delivered to Stuart Rathmell Insolvency,
Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">8. Creditors with small debts, that is claims of £1,000 or less, must have lodged proof of
their debt for their vote to be valid.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">9. Creditors may, at any time prior to 4 September 2026, the Decision Date, request
that a physical meeting of creditors be held to determine the outcome of the
resolutions. Any request for a physical meeting must be delivered to Stuart
Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian Street, Bolton BL1 2HS and be
accompanied by valid proof of their debt (if not already lodged). A meeting will be
convened if creditors requesting a meeting represent a minimum of 10% in value or
10% in number of creditors or simply 10 creditors, where "creditors" means "all
creditors."
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">10. Creditors have the right to appeal the decision made by the resolution(s) by applying to
court under Rule 15.35 of the Insolvency Act within 21 days of the 4 September 2026.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">11. The Chair of the meeting may adjourn or suspend the meeting if necessary, and must
do so if so resolved by creditors.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">12. Any creditors excluded from the meeting, may complain to the chair during the
meeting, or the convener of the meeting by no later than 4 p.m. the business
day following the exclusion, in accordance with rule 15.38.
</p><p data-gazettes="Text">13. A list of names and addresses of the Company's creditors will be available
for inspection free of charge at Stuart Rathmell Insolvency, Egyptian Mill, Egyptian
Street, Bolton BL1 2HS between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the two business days
prior to the meeting. Creditors can contact Stuart Rathmell Insolvency on 01204
867615 or by email at <span data-gazettes="Email" data-gazettes-class="Administrator" property="gaz:email">stuart.rathmell.insolvency@outlook.com</span></p></div><div data-gazettes="Administration"><p data-gazettes="DateSigned"><span content="2026-08-18" data-date="2026-08-18" data-gazettes="DateSigned" datatype="xsd:date" property="gaz:dateAuthorisationSigned">18 August 2026</span></p><p data-gazettes="Administrator">By Order of the Board</p><p data-gazettes="Administrator"><span data-gazettes="Director" property="Director" resource="this:administrator-2-PersonName-1" typeof="foaf:Agent"><span about="this:notifiableThing" property="insolvency:hasPrimaryIP" resource="this:IP1"></span><em><span content="Gary Hallett" property="foaf:name"></span><span data-gazettes="Forename" property="foaf:firstName">Gary</span> <span data-gazettes="Surname" property="foaf:familyName">Hallett</span> </em></span></p><p data-gazettes="Administrator"><span property="gaz:hasAuthorisingRole" resource="this:role-signatory" typeof="person:Role"><span datatype="xsd:string" property="person:roleName">Directors</span></span></p></div></div></article><section class="summary"><dl><dt>Meeting Address</dt><dd>Dufton Kellner Barnston House Beacon Lane Beswall CH600EE</dd><dt>Meeting Date</dt><dd><time datetime="2026-09-04T10:05:00"></time></dd></dl></section></body></html>