Gazette insolvency notices: what the check means

What this test checks

Searches the Gazette for any insolvency notice about the company. The law requires notices to be published at key stages of formal insolvency: winding-up petitions, appointments of administrators and liquidators, creditors' decisions, moratoriums and the end of proceedings.

This is the gateway check for the Gazette tests: when it finds notices, the other tests work out which process they belong to, whether it is still running and how serious it is.

What a fail looks like

One or more insolvency notices have been published for the company. A recent notice usually means a process is under way; older notices show the company has been through one before.

Harmless explanations

• Notices for a members' voluntary liquidation relate to a solvent closure.
• A dismissed or withdrawn winding-up petition leaves a notice behind even though the matter was settled.
• Notices about a company with a similar name can be confused with the company you are checking; Senserity matches on the company number.

What to do

• Read the notices in date order to see what happened and whether it is still going on.
• Check the related tests for the process type and whether it is active.
• For historic notices, look at how the company has performed since.

Background: London Gazette notices explained.

Related tests

• LEG-021Insolvency Process Classification
• LEG-022Winding-Up Petition Active
• LEG-024Administration Appointment
• DRV-018New Gazette Notice Appeared

Part of the test catalogue. Every check Senserity runs, with its severity and the plan it is available on.

Last reviewed 3 October 2026.