Gwenver Homes Limited faces HMRC winding-up petition with High Court hearing set for July
HMRC presented a winding-up petition against Gwenver Homes Limited on 7 May 2026, with a High Court hearing set for 1 July. See the full Gazette notice and Companies House record.
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HMRC presented a winding-up petition against Gwenver Homes Limited, a Newton Abbot-based residential housebuilder, on 7 May 2026. The case is listed to be heard at the High Court in London on 1 July 2026.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to place a company into compulsory liquidation, that is, liquidation imposed by a court order rather than resolved voluntarily by the company's members. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make a winding-up order at the hearing.
The petition, case CR-2026-003810 in the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), names the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs as the petitioning creditor. HMRC is acting in its capacity as a creditor of the company. The hearing is scheduled for 10:30 on 1 July 2026 at the Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London. Any person wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice by 16:00 on 30 June 2026.
The company
Gwenver Homes Limited is registered at The Mill, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, Devon. Its SIC code covers the construction of domestic buildings. The company was incorporated in August 2012 and its most recent accounts were made up to 31 August 2024.
The directors are Jon James Wood and Sarah Michelle Wood, both appointed at incorporation in August 2012 and both directors throughout the company's existence.
Secured charges
Exeter Finance Limited holds seven outstanding first legal mortgages over properties associated with Gwenver Homes, all registered as charges at Companies House. The charges cover a series of Cornish development sites and residential properties.
The earliest charge was created in December 2015 and covers land at Bolenna, St Georges Hill, Perranporth and a property at 23 North Street, Lostwithiel. A further charge from January 2017 covers Seaways, Menear Road, Boscoppa, St Austell. A charge created in March 2018 covers 74 Slades Road, St Austell. A charge from October 2019 covers land known as Kernow Veor and adjoining land at Carclaze Road, St Austell. A charge from July 2022 covers plots 11 and 12 at The Meadows, St Teath, Bodmin. A January 2023 charge covers two parcels of land on Penwinnick Road, St Agnes. The most recent charge, created in May 2024, covers land at Trethurgy Reservoir, Carclaze, St Austell.
All seven charges remain outstanding. Exeter Finance Limited, as a secured creditor holding first legal mortgages, ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of the company's assets should a winding-up order ultimately be made.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Gwenver Homes Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Gwenver Homes Limited is not yet in liquidation. The court will consider the petition at the date listed in the notice; until then, the company continues to trade, but its bank may freeze accounts and counterparties may stop extending credit. The court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or grant a winding-up order.
Are you owed money by Gwenver Homes Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in a liquidation; the company is still trading. If you support the petition, you may file a notice of support at the court named in the notice. If the petition is granted, you become an unsecured creditor in the resulting compulsory liquidation and the Official Receiver will invite you to submit a proof of debt.
Did you work at Gwenver Homes Limited?
A petition does not by itself terminate your employment. Wages and holiday pay continue to accrue until the company stops paying you or is wound up. Watch the bank position closely; if accounts are frozen, payroll will be the first thing to fail. If the petition is granted, statutory redundancy and notice claims become payable from the Redundancy Payments Service.
Are you a director of Gwenver Homes Limited?
Once a petition is filed, the company's directors have a heightened duty to consider the interests of creditors. Continuing to trade where there is no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation can expose directors to personal liability for wrongful trading under Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Specialist insolvency advice should be taken immediately.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Petitions to Wind Up (Companies))
- Companies House record 08188164
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-003810
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