Which of the following persons or bodies cannot petition the court for compulsory winding up of the company?

A director is not entitled to petition the court for the compulsory winding up of the company as an individual actor. The ability to petition for compulsory winding up is usually reserved for specific stakeholders who have a legitimate interest in the company's financial status or dissolution, such as the Official Receiver, the company itself, or any creditor.

The Official Receiver has the authority to act in the public interest and can petition the court if it is in the best interest of the creditors and shareholders. The company itself can also petition for winding up, typically when it recognizes that it cannot continue its operations sustainably. Creditors, particularly those who are owed money by the company, are granted the right to petition for a winding up if they believe that the company is insolvent.

In contrast, individual directors may be involved in the operational decisions of the company but do not automatically hold the right to instigate winding up proceedings. They act on behalf of the company and are not considered separate stakeholders with the standing to initiate such a legal process. Thus, claiming the right to petition for winding up represents a conflict of roles and does not align with established legal principles.