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Is Willows Furniture Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Willows Furniture Ltd (company number 06209459) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 January 2014, by its creditors. Alisdair James Findlay of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Willows Furniture Ltd 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 number06209459
Incorporated11 April 2007 (19 years old)
Registered officeSaxon House, Saxon Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6QX
Nature of business (SIC)32990: Other manufacturing n.e.c. (Manufacturing)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation30 January 2014
LiquidatorAlisdair James Findlay, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Willows Furniture Ltd is a manufacturing business based in Cheltenham, incorporated in 2007 and 7 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is other manufacturing n.e.c. (SIC 32990). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Willows Furniture Ltd.

DirectorStatusResigned
David Gareth PenlingtonActive
Michael WhichelloActive
Michael WhichelloActive
Form 10 Directors FD Ltd+ 778 othersResigned12 Apr 2007
Form 10 Secretaries FD Ltd+ 696 othersResigned12 Apr 2007

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

What happened

EventDateType
Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation1 August 2015GAZ2
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up1 May 20154.72
Registered office address changed7 February 2014AD01
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator6 February 2014600
Statement of affairs6 February 20144.20
24 earlier events · 2007 to 2014
Resolutions6 February 2014RESOLUTIONS
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus30 January 2014
Total exemption small company accounts made up9 September 2013AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders7 May 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 July 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 May 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 August 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders9 May 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up31 August 2010AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders20 April 2010AR01
Director's details changed20 April 2010CH01
Director's details changed20 April 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up4 September 2009AA
Legacy27 April 2009363a
Legacy4 April 2009287
Total exemption small company accounts made up7 October 2008AA
Legacy7 October 2008225
Legacy21 April 2008363a
Legacy21 April 2008287
Legacy23 April 2007288a
Legacy23 April 2007288a
Legacy23 April 200788(2)R
Legacy12 April 2007288b
Legacy12 April 2007288b
Incorporation11 April 2007NEWINC

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 Willows Furniture Ltd in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Willows Furniture Ltd (company number 06209459) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 30 January 2014, by its creditors. Alisdair James Findlay of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Willows Furniture Ltd?
Alisdair James Findlay, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Willows Furniture Ltd on 30 January 2014. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Willows Furniture Ltd do?
Willows Furniture Ltd's registered nature of business is other manufacturing n.e.c. (SIC 32990). It is classified in the manufacturing sector.
Where is Willows Furniture Ltd based?
Willows Furniture Ltd's registered office is Saxon House, Saxon Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6QX. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Willows Furniture Ltd founded?
Willows Furniture Ltd was incorporated on 11 April 2007, 7 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Willows Furniture Ltd's company number?
Willows Furniture Ltd's registered company number is 06209459.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Willows Furniture Ltd?
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 Willows Furniture Ltd'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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