Oakwood Media Group Limited enters CVL with Francis Clark LLP liquidator appointed
Oakwood Media Group Limited, trading as Oakwood Agency in Bristol, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with Harry Rowson of Francis Clark LLP appointed. Full notice and Companies House record.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
Harry Rowson of Francis Clark LLP was appointed liquidator of Oakwood Media Group Limited on 15 June 2026, placing the Bristol advertising agency into a creditors' voluntary liquidation. In a CVL, an insolvent company's members resolve to wind it up without a court order, and a licensed insolvency practitioner realises its assets for creditors.
The company traded as Oakwood Agency and is classified under SIC code 73110, which covers advertising agencies. Its principal trading address is 10 Temple Back, Bristol, BS1 6FL, though its registered office is at Centenary House, Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter. The appointment was authorised on 18 June 2026 and was made by the members and creditors.
The liquidator
Rowson can be contacted at the offices of Francis Clark LLP by telephone on 01392 667000 or by email at Harry.Rowson@pkf-francisclark.co.uk.
The officers
Neil David Ashmore Sims has been a director since the company's incorporation on 15 August 2006 and remained in post at the time of the CVL appointment. Phillip Wayne Marshall served as both director and company secretary from incorporation until 31 July 2023. Anthony David Marwick held both roles from incorporation, resigning on 28 June 2012. Christopher Nevin Jones was a director from incorporation until 16 July 2012. Natalie Brown served as secretary from 17 May 2018 until 16 March 2021. Bourse Nominees Limited and Bristol Legal Services Limited were each appointed and resigned on 15 August 2006, a standard incorporation arrangement.
The company was originally incorporated as Charfield Limited on 15 August 2006 and took the name Oakwood Media Group Limited on 3 May 2007.
Secured creditors
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD holds an outstanding registered charge created on 6 October 2014 and delivered to Companies House on 23 October 2014. As a secured creditor, Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of the company's assets.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Oakwood Media Group Limited?
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 Oakwood Media Group Limited?
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 Oakwood Media Group Limited?
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 Oakwood Media Group Limited?
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 Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 05906155
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
