The Oasis Partnership UK enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
The Oasis Partnership UK, formerly Addiction Counselling Trust, passed a creditors' voluntary liquidation resolution on 21 May 2026, with AABRS Limited appointed. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The Oasis Partnership UK, the Aylesbury addiction counselling charity formerly known as Addiction Counselling Trust, passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily on 21 May 2026. Mark Newton and Nicola Meadows of AABRS Limited were appointed joint liquidators on the same date.
The winding-up is a creditors' voluntary liquidation, an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order and the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume. Both notices were published in the London Gazette on 29 May 2026.
The resolution
Written resolutions passed by the members carried a special resolution to wind up the company voluntarily and an ordinary resolution appointing the joint liquidators. The requisite voting majority was received on 21 May 2026. Colin McGregor-Paterson, a director of the company, signed the resolution notice.
The Oasis Partnership UK is incorporated as a private company limited by guarantee, exempt from using the word "limited" in its name, and operates under SIC code 86900, which covers other human health activities. It was incorporated on 26 February 1996 under its original name, Addiction Counselling Trust, and changed its name to The Oasis Partnership UK on 15 January 2009. Its principal trading address is 100a Walton Street, Aylesbury, HP21 7QP. The registered office, which is also the address of the liquidators, is Langley House, 53 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4RT.
The liquidator appointment
Mark Newton, holding IP number 9732, and Nicola Meadows, holding IP number 9184, are both of AABRS Limited, Langley House, 53 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4RT. They were appointed joint liquidators by the members and creditors. A liquidator is the licensed insolvency practitioner who realises the company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors during a liquidation.
The supplemental appointment notice confirms the nature of business as a charity and the type of liquidation as creditors' voluntary. The authorisation was signed on 26 May 2026. Enquiries can be directed to Glenda Hassall at AABRS Limited on 020 8444 3400 or at glenda@aabrs.com.
The directors
Three directors appear as current on the Companies House record at the time of the notice. McGregor-Paterson has been a director since 30 June 2014. Penny Bradshaw and Jon Martin were both appointed on 13 March 2026.
Several directors resigned earlier in 2026 before the resolution was passed. Liz Barter, Joseph Lisle Maurice Baum, Emma-May Louise Darlington, Joanna Hill and Aifra Perveen each resigned on 5 February 2026. Fahim Chaudhry had resigned on 17 September 2025.
Common questions
Are you owed money by The Oasis Partnership UK?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at The Oasis Partnership UK?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from The Oasis Partnership UK?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to The Oasis Partnership UK?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 03164431
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
