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A property company which converted a well-known Bradford building into flats is facing a winding-up petition following legal action by the city council.
Bentley Carter Apartments Ltd is the subject of a petition filed by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
The case will be heard at the High Court of Justice on October 21.
The company converted the Bentley Carter building on Little Horton Lane in Bradford into a number of bedsits
The building is a Grade II-listed former chapel that later became a YMCA building and is something of a local landmark.
Council planners approved the application in 2012.
In the years that followed, the property was converted into apartments, becoming known as Bentley Carter Apartments. Further alterations and renovation work were carried out, with planning applications submitted for additional bedsits and changes to the listed structure.
More recently, plans have been approved to convert part of the ground floor from residential use into a mini market and bakery, bringing a new commercial role to the building while preserving its historic character.
Companies House documents show Farrukh Karim Qureshi, of Leeds, has served as a director of the company since June 2012.
In its most recent accounts, Bentley Carter Apartments Ltd reported fixed assets of £811,748 and current assets of £48,172 as of April 30, 2025.
It also listed liabilities of £67,757 due within one year and £735,583 due after more than one year, leaving total net assets of £56,580.
Documents show the petition to wind up the company was presented by Bradford Council which claims to be a creditor of the company.
The company's business activities are listed as "other letting and operating of own or leased real estate."
The winding-up petition was published in The London Gazette on September 24.
The petitioner's solicitor is Wilkin Chapman Rollits, based in Grimsby.