The Oil Lady Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation with Carter Clark appointed
The Oil Lady Ltd, a heating oil supply company in Little Yeldham, Essex, passed a winding-up resolution on 10 June 2026, with Carter Clark appointed liquidators. Full notice and Companies House record.
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The Oil Lady Ltd, a heating oil supply company registered at Ash Tree House, North End, Little Yeldham, Halstead, passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily on 10 June 2026. Paul Higley and Alan Clark of Carter Clark were appointed joint liquidators the same day.
A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. Both notices appeared in the London Gazette on 12 June 2026.
The resolution
Members of The Oil Lady Ltd met at 11.00 am on 10 June 2026 at Recovery House, Hainault Business Park, 15-17 Roebuck Road, Ilford, Essex. Phillipa Walsh chaired the meeting, at which members passed a special resolution to wind the company up voluntarily and an ordinary resolution appointing the joint liquidators.
The company's registered and principal trading address is Ash Tree House, North End, Little Yeldham, Halstead, CO9 4LQ. It was incorporated on 6 May 2015 and its last filed accounts were made up to 29 May 2024.
The liquidator appointment
Paul Higley, holding IP number 11910, and Alan Clark, holding IP number 8760, were appointed joint liquidators on 10 June 2026. Both are of Carter Clark, Recovery House, 15-17 Roebuck Road, Hainault Business Park, Ilford, Essex, IG6 3TU. The appointment was made by the members and creditors. Creditors or other interested parties may contact Lisa Portway at Carter Clark on 020 8524 1447 or at Lisa.portway@carterclark.co.uk.
The directors
Two directors were on record at the time of the resolution. Sheila Considine has been a director since incorporation on 6 May 2015. Phillipa Susan Walsh was appointed on 14 April 2026 and chaired the resolution meeting. Neither director has a resigned date recorded at Companies House.
No secured charges are registered against The Oil Lady Ltd at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by The Oil Lady 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 The Oil Lady 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 The Oil Lady 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 The Oil Lady 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 Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 09576799
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