Axis Publications Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Members of Axis Publications Limited, trading as Axis Magazine, voted to wind up voluntarily on 22 May 2026. Robert Cooksey of Bridgestones Limited is liquidator. 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.
Members of Axis Publications Limited, the Hertfordshire publisher trading as Axis Magazine, passed a special resolution to wind up voluntarily at a general meeting held on 22 May 2026 at 19 Queen Street, St Albans. The resolution began a creditors' voluntary liquidation, an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order.
Aaron Gransby, who chaired the meeting, signed the notice published in the London Gazette on 26 May 2026. Gransby has been a director of Axis Publications Limited since 7 January 2003 and is the sole current officer on the Companies House record. Justine Alison Woods served as a director from 7 January 2003 until her resignation on 22 January 2026.
The liquidator
The members appointed Robert Cooksey of Bridgestones Limited as liquidator. Cooksey holds IP number 9040 and can be contacted at Bridgestones Limited, 2 Cromwell Court, Brunswick Street, Oldham OL1 1ET.
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation, the liquidator realises the company's assets and distributes the proceeds to creditors. Cooksey will take control of Axis Publications Limited's affairs and investigate its financial position.
The company
Axis Publications Limited was incorporated on 31 October 2002. Its registered office is at Stag House, Old London Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire SG13 7LA, with a principal trading address at Lyric House, 6b St Andrew Street, Hertford SG14 1JA. Its SIC code places it under other publishing activities.
The most recent accounts filed at Companies House were micro-entity accounts made up to 31 March 2025.
Secured charge
One outstanding charge is registered against the company. Rapier Design Limited holds a debenture over the company's undertaking and assets, created on 7 April 2009 and delivered to Companies House on 9 April 2009. That charge remains outstanding as the liquidation begins.
Creditors wishing to submit a claim should contact Cooksey at Bridgestones Limited using the details above, quoting reference CVL1202.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Axis Publications 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 Axis Publications 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 Axis Publications 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 Axis Publications 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 04578434
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
