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Is Woodland & Bayliss Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?

Last verified 27 May 2026
In Creditors' Voluntary LiquidationYes, Woodland & Bayliss Limited (company number 04246357) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 April 2025, by its creditors. Jack Callow of null was appointed as liquidator.

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Woodland & Bayliss 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 number04246357
Incorporated4 July 2001 (25 years old)
Registered officeC/O Opus Restructuring Llp 1 Radian Court, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8PJ
Nature of business (SIC)45200: Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (Retail)
Date entered creditors' voluntary liquidation16 April 2025
LiquidatorJack Callow, null (licensed insolvency practitioner)
Public registerView filing history ↗

About the business

Woodland & Bayliss Limited is a retail business based in Milton Keynes, incorporated in 2001 and 24 years old when the liquidator was appointed. Its registered activity is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). There have been 5 director appointments since incorporation, of which 3 were on the board when the liquidator was appointed, alongside 2 people with significant control.

Directors

5 people have been appointed as directors of Woodland & Bayliss Limited.

DirectorStatusResigned
Andrew BaylissActive
John WoodlandActive
Pauline ReynoldsActive
Corporate Appointments Limited+ 337 othersResigned6 Jul 2001
Secretarial Appointments Limited+ 344 othersResigned6 Jul 2001

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.

What happened

EventDateType
Return of final meeting in a creditors' voluntary winding up23 June 2026LIQ14
Statement of affairs13 May 2025LIQ02
Appointment of a voluntary liquidator30 April 2025600
Resolutions30 April 2025RESOLUTIONS
Registered office address changed30 April 2025AD01
60 earlier events · 2001 to 2025
Creditors' voluntary liquidationStatus16 April 2025
Total exemption full accounts made up24 October 2024AA
Confirmation statement made with updates10 July 2024CS01
Unaudited abridged accounts made up4 December 2023AA
Confirmation statement made with updates24 July 2023CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up25 January 2023AA
Director's details changed21 July 2022CH01
Confirmation statement made with updates21 July 2022CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up25 January 2022AA
Confirmation statement made with updates19 July 2021CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up15 January 2021AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates15 July 2020CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up24 December 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates5 July 2019CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up22 May 2019AA
Confirmation statement made with no updates6 July 2018CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up31 October 2017AA
Register inspection address has been changed2 August 2017AD02
Confirmation statement made with no updates2 August 2017CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 February 2017AA
Register inspection address has been changed12 August 2016AD02
Register(s) moved to registered inspection location12 August 2016AD03
Confirmation statement made with updates8 August 2016CS01
Total exemption small company accounts made up28 January 2016AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders15 July 2015AR01
Director's details changed15 July 2015CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up27 October 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders30 July 2014AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 January 2014AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders4 July 2013AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up11 October 2012AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders13 July 2012AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up12 December 2011AA
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders28 July 2011AR01
Total exemption small company accounts made up20 January 2011AA
Director's details changed3 August 2010CH01
Annual return made up with full list of shareholders3 August 2010AR01
Director's details changed2 August 2010CH01
Total exemption small company accounts made up2 June 2010AA
Legacy30 July 2009363a
Total exemption small company accounts made up24 June 2009AA
Legacy22 September 2008363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up12 March 2008AA
Legacy23 July 2007363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up6 December 2006AA
Legacy17 July 2006363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up25 April 2006AA
Legacy26 July 2005363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up15 July 2005AA
Legacy23 June 2004363s
Total exemption small company accounts made up16 June 2004AA
Legacy9 July 2003363s
Total exemption full accounts made up20 February 2003AA
Legacy29 August 2002363s
Legacy18 August 2002225
Legacy10 September 2001288a
Legacy24 August 2001288b
Legacy24 August 2001288a
Legacy24 August 2001288a
Legacy24 August 2001288b
Incorporation4 July 2001NEWINC

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 Woodland & Bayliss Limited in creditors' voluntary liquidation?
Yes. Woodland & Bayliss Limited (company number 04246357) entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 April 2025, by its creditors. Jack Callow of null was appointed as liquidator.
Who is the liquidator of Woodland & Bayliss Limited?
Jack Callow, a licensed insolvency practitioner at null, was appointed liquidator of Woodland & Bayliss Limited on 16 April 2025. Creditors can contact the liquidator directly to submit a claim.
What does Woodland & Bayliss Limited do?
Woodland & Bayliss Limited's registered nature of business is maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45200). It is classified in the retail sector.
Where is Woodland & Bayliss Limited based?
Woodland & Bayliss Limited's registered office is C/O Opus Restructuring Llp 1 Radian Court, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8PJ. The registered office is the address held on the public register, which is not always the trading address.
When was Woodland & Bayliss Limited founded?
Woodland & Bayliss Limited was incorporated on 4 July 2001, 24 years before the liquidator was appointed.
What is Woodland & Bayliss Limited's company number?
Woodland & Bayliss Limited's registered company number is 04246357.
Who has significant control of Woodland & Bayliss Limited?
2 active people with significant control over Woodland & Bayliss Limited are on the register: Mr Andrew Francis Bayliss, Mr John Woodland.
What does liquidation mean for creditors of Woodland & Bayliss 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 Woodland & Bayliss 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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