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Is Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 26 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited (company number 00891095) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 June 2024, by its creditors. Matthew John Waghorn of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited is now in creditors' voluntary liquidation. Below are the key dates, the directors, the public-record timeline that led here, and what the liquidation means if you are a creditor, employee, customer or supplier.

Company at a glance

StatusIn Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation
Company number00891095
Incorporated2 November 1966 (60 years old)
Registered officeThe Wooden Barn, Little Baldon, Oxford, OX44 9PU
Nature of business (SIC)68209: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation13 June 2024
LiquidatorMatthew John Waghorn, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited is a UK limited company based in Oxford, incorporated in 1966 and 58 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209). There have been 7 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control. 16 charges have been registered against the company, all of which are recorded as satisfied.

Directors

7 people have been appointed as directors of Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Geoffrey AllisonActive
Sonia Joan AllisonActive
Sonia Joan AllisonActive
Sacha Bettina NewallResigned31 Oct 2012
Peter Christian AllisonResigned5 Jan 2007
Michael John OldlandResigned31 Oct 1994
Alison Mary OldlandResigned31 Oct 1994

A director resignation shortly before an insolvency is a matter of public record; it does not by itself imply wrongdoing.

Persons with significant control

Individuals or entities with significant influence or control.

Charges register

Secured creditors and encumbrances against the company. 0 outstanding · 16 satisfied.

Status · Creditor · Type · Dates
SatisfiedYacob Jackey Farfoory, Zein Thompson-Mayassi
A registered charge · Created 17 Oct 2018 · Satisfied 4 Jun 2024
SatisfiedBuckingham Gate Investments Limited
A registered charge · Created 23 Mar 2018 · Satisfied 4 Jun 2024
SatisfiedBuckingham Gate Investments Limited
A registered charge · Created 20 Jul 2017 · Satisfied 4 Jun 2024
SatisfiedHsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage · Created 15 May 2007 · Satisfied 4 Jun 2024
SatisfiedHsbc Bank PLC
Debenture · Created 19 Apr 2007 · Satisfied 4 Jun 2024
10 earlier charges · 1989 to 2003
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 19 Sep 2003 · Satisfied 1 Sep 2005
SatisfiedFord Credit Europe PLC
Bulk deposit mortgage · Created 27 Sep 1994 · Satisfied 7 Jan 1997
SatisfiedFord Credit Europe PLC
Charge on vehicle stocks · Created 22 Sep 1994 · Satisfied 7 Jan 1997
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 16 Nov 1992 · Satisfied 10 Oct 2003
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 30 Oct 1991 · Satisfied 5 Nov 2016
SatisfiedBarclays Bank Olc
Legal charge · Created 30 Oct 1991 · Satisfied 5 Nov 2016
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 30 Oct 1991 · Satisfied 31 May 2007
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC.
Debenture · Created 6 Aug 1991 · Satisfied 31 May 2007
SatisfiedFord Credit PLC
Debenture · Created 1 Jul 1991 · Satisfied 7 Jan 1997
SatisfiedUnited Dominions Trust Limited
Mortgage · Created 23 Mar 1989 · Satisfied 14 Oct 1994
SatisfiedBarclays Bank PLC
Legal charge · Created 17 Jun 1988 · Satisfied 10 Oct 2003

What happened

EventDateType
Liquidators' statement of receipts and payments25 June 2025LIQ03
Registered office address changed20 June 2024AD01
Statement of affairs20 June 2024LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator20 June 2024600
Resolutions20 June 2024RESOLUTIONS
136 earlier events · 1987 to 2024
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus13 June 2024
Satisfaction of charge in full4 June 2024MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full4 June 2024MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full4 June 2024MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full4 June 2024MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full4 June 2024MR04
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 March 2024CS01
Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued18 November 2023DISS40
Total exemption full accounts made up17 November 2023AA
Compulsory strike-off action has been suspended14 November 2023DISS16(SOAS)
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off26 September 2023GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates25 March 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up19 July 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 March 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up27 July 2021AA
Total exemption full accounts made up28 May 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates28 May 2021CS01
Administrative restoration application28 May 2021RT01
Final Gazette dissolved via compulsory strike-off30 March 2021GAZ2
First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off29 December 2020GAZ1
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 March 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up29 July 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates21 March 2019CS01
Registration of charge , created30 October 2018MR01
Total exemption full accounts made up23 July 2018AA
Registration of charge , created28 March 2018MR01
Confirmation statement made with no updates20 March 2018CS01
Registration of charge , created22 July 2017MR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 July 2017AA
Confirmation statement made with updates20 March 2017CS01
Satisfaction of charge in full5 November 2016MR04
Satisfaction of charge in full5 November 2016MR04
Total exemption small company accounts made up21 April 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 March 2016AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up30 April 2015AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders22 March 2015AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up9 April 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders22 March 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 April 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 March 2013AR01
Termination of appointment as a director8 November 2012TM01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 June 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 April 2012AR01
Director's details changed20 April 2012CH01
Director's details changed20 April 2012CH01
Secretary's details changed20 April 2012CH03
Registered office address changed19 March 2012AD01
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 May 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 April 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up9 August 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders10 June 2010AR01
Director's details changed10 June 2010CH01
Director's details changed10 June 2010CH01
Director's details changed10 June 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 October 2009AA
Legacy21 May 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 February 2009AA
Legacy29 October 2008363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up13 March 2008AA
Legacy7 June 2007363s
Legacy31 May 2007403a
Legacy31 May 2007403a
Total exemption small company accounts made up22 May 2007AA
Legacy16 May 2007395
Legacy25 April 2007395
Legacy18 February 2007288b
Legacy6 April 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up5 September 2005AA
Legacy1 September 2005403a
Legacy24 June 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up6 September 2004AA
Legacy27 March 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up30 October 2003AA
Legacy10 October 2003395
Legacy10 October 2003403a
Legacy10 October 2003403a
Legacy28 March 2003363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up3 September 2002AA
Legacy16 May 2002363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 September 2001AA
Legacy10 April 2001363s
Accounts for a small company made up1 September 2000AA
Legacy14 June 2000363s
Accounts for a small company made up19 August 1999AA
Legacy9 June 1999363s
Accounts for a small company made up7 July 1998AA
Legacy12 June 1998363s
Accounts for a small company made up14 May 1997AA
Legacy17 April 1997363s
Legacy7 January 1997403a
Legacy7 January 1997403a
Legacy7 January 1997403a
Legacy15 December 1996287
Accounts for a small company made up18 August 1996AA
Legacy12 April 1996363s
Legacy7 April 1995363s
Accounts for a small company made up4 April 1995AA
Legacy4 April 1995288
Legacy4 April 1995288
Legacy4 April 1995288
Legacy4 April 1995288
Legacy10 November 1994288
Legacy10 November 1994288
Legacy14 October 1994403a
Legacy29 September 1994395
Legacy24 September 1994395
Accounts for a small company made up25 July 1994AA
Legacy11 April 1994363s
Legacy19 December 1993288
Legacy8 June 1993363s
Accounts for a small company made up1 April 1993AA
Legacy23 November 1992395
Accounts for a small company made up27 May 1992AA
Legacy7 April 1992363s
Legacy11 November 1991395
Legacy11 November 1991395
Legacy11 November 1991395
Legacy14 August 1991395
Legacy2 July 1991395
Legacy8 May 1991363a
Accounts for a small company made up17 April 1991AA
Accounts for a small company made up28 June 1990AA
Legacy28 June 1990363
Legacy27 October 1989288
Legacy19 June 1989363
Accounts for a small company made up31 May 1989AA
Legacy29 March 1989395
Legacy9 November 1988288
Legacy11 July 1988288
Legacy4 July 1988395
Legacy24 May 1988288
Legacy11 May 1988363
Accounts for a small company made up11 May 1988AA
Accounts made up8 April 1987AA
Legacy8 April 1987363
A selection of documents registered before 1 January 19871 January 1987PRE87
Miscellaneous2 November 1966MISC

What this means for you

If you are a creditor

Submit your proof of debt to the liquidator. Once liquidation begins, no creditor can start or continue legal action without the court's permission. Unsecured creditors rank after secured and preferential creditors and are usually paid last, often only a portion.

Owed money by a company in liquidation

If you are an employee

Employees are preferential creditors for certain unpaid wages and holiday pay, and may be able to claim from the Redundancy Payments Service if roles are made redundant.

Employee rights and redundancy pay

If you are a customer

Deposits paid are usually unsecured claims. Contracts may be terminated by the liquidator. Contact the liquidator about outstanding work or refunds.

What customers can recover

If you are a supplier

Goods supplied before the liquidation began are an unsecured claim. Check whether any retention-of-title clause lets you identify and recover specific goods.

How retention of title works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited (company number 00891095) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 13 June 2024, by its creditors. Matthew John Waghorn of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited?
Matthew John Waghorn, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited on 13 June 2024. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited do?
Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited's registered nature of business is other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (SIC 68209).
Where is Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited based?
Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited's registered office is The Wooden Barn, Little Baldon, Oxford, OX44 9PU. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited founded?
Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited was incorporated on 2 November 1966, 58 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited's company number?
Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited's registered company number is 00891095.
Who has significant control of Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited are on the register: Mr Geoffery Allison, Mrs Sonia Joan Allison.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited?
Liquidation is the formal wind-up of a company. Once it begins, the liquidator collects assets, settles claims in statutory order (secured, preferential, then unsecured) and distributes whatever remains. Unsecured creditors often recover only a portion of what they are owed, and sometimes nothing.
How long does liquidation take?
Most liquidations run for 12 to 24 months, longer where the company has complex assets, litigation, or ongoing trading. Annual progress reports are filed by the liquidator until the company is dissolved at the end of the process.
Will creditors get paid in Gowrings (Abingdon) Limited's liquidation?
Secured creditors are paid from the assets they hold a charge over. Preferential creditors (employee wages up to limits, pension contributions, HMRC for certain taxes) come next. Unsecured creditors share whatever remains, which may be nothing. The Statement of Affairs, when filed, sets out the liquidator's estimate at the point of appointment.

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