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What is the Central Registry of Winding-up Petitions?

The Central Registry of Winding-up Petitions (the Central Registry) is a computerised register of winding-up petitions and administration applications which is maintained for all petitions or applications presented to either the insolvency and Companies List (formerly known as the Companies Court), a Chancery District Registry or the County Court.

A search at the Central Registry should reveal:

1. •

   any petition or order for the winding-up of a company made in England and Wales, and

2. •

   any administration application, order or appointment (including out-of-court appointments and intentions to appoint) filed in England and Wales

The Central Registry was set up because of the danger of winding-up petitions being issued twice, primarily due to the fact that jurisdiction to issue these petitions is wide. The court should be informed of any prior pending petitions before making a decision on a current petition. A petitioner who presents a second petition where there is a prior pending petition does so at risk as to costs—see para 9.2 of the