Malmesbury Woodworking Company Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
Malmesbury Woodworking Company Limited, a Swindon joinery manufacturer incorporated in February 1970, has entered creditors' voluntary liquidation with Hazlewoods 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.
Nicholas Stafford of Hazlewoods LLP was appointed liquidator to Malmesbury Woodworking Company Limited on 2 June 2026, when the Swindon joinery manufacturer entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation, a winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order.
The appointment was made by the members. Stafford holds office holder number 27270 and is based at Staverton Court, Staverton, Cheltenham. Creditors can contact Hazlewoods LLP by telephone on 01242 680000 or by email at creditors@hazlewoods.co.uk.
The company
Malmesbury Woodworking Company Limited was incorporated on 6 February 1970 and carried on business as a manufacturer of joinery. Its principal trading address was Unit B4, Marston Gate, Stirling Road, Swindon, SN3 4DE. The registered office listed in the Gazette notice is 4th Floor, Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH.
The company's last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024 and were filed as total-exemption-full accounts, the abbreviated format available to smaller companies.
The directors and secretary
At the time of the notice, the directors were David Adrian Bowers, appointed on 16 March 1999, Jonathan Andrew Bowers, appointed on 25 August 2011, and Lisa Jane Wooldridge, also appointed on 25 August 2011. Janet Susan Bowers has served as company secretary since 23 May 2002. None of these officers had a resignation date recorded at Companies House at the time of the appointment.
Earlier officers include Edwin Denis Carter, who held both the director and secretary roles and whose resignation is recorded at Companies House as 16 March 1999; no appointment date is recorded for Carter in the Companies House register. Paul Richard Carter served as both secretary and director from 22 November 1990 and resigned on 23 May 2002.
The Companies House record also shows Jonathan Andrew Bowers as secretary with an appointment and resignation both dated 23 May 2002, a same-day administrative arrangement that is standard in company record-keeping and distinct from his current directorship, which began on 25 August 2011.
Secured lender
One outstanding charge is registered against the company. Clydesdale Bank PLC holds a debenture created on 16 November 2011 and delivered to Companies House the following day. The charge covers a fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant and machinery. As a secured creditor, Clydesdale Bank PLC ranks ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution of the company's assets.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Malmesbury Woodworking Company 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 Malmesbury Woodworking Company 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 Malmesbury Woodworking Company 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 Malmesbury Woodworking Company 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 00971778
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