The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd enters creditors' voluntary liquidation
The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd, trading as The Office Options Group in Oswestry, has passed a resolution to wind up voluntarily. See the appointed liquidators and registered charges.
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.
A Shropshire office supplies and equipment rental firm trading as The Office Options Group resolved to wind up voluntarily on 18 June 2026, closing a business incorporated in June 1990.
The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd, registered at Castle Court, Castle Street, Whittington, Oswestry, passed both a special resolution to wind up and an ordinary resolution appointing joint liquidators on the same date. A creditors' voluntary liquidation, or CVL, is an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members at the directors' request, without a court order. It is the single largest stream of UK corporate insolvency by volume.
The liquidators
Edward M Avery-Gee, holding IP number 12410, and Nick Brierley, holding IP number 19950, were appointed as joint liquidators. Both are of CG&Co, 27 Byrom Street, Manchester. Joint liquidators are two or more insolvency practitioners appointed to act together, though the resolution here permits any one of them to act alone. Creditors or connected parties can contact Clara Van Biesebroeck on 0161 358 0210 for further details.
The company
The Hollis Office Supply Company Ltd operated under SIC codes covering wholesale of office machinery and equipment and the renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment. Its registered and principal trading address were both at Castle Court in Whittington, near Oswestry. It traded publicly as The Office Options Group.
Officers at the time of resolution
Garry Thompson, who signed the Gazette notice as director, has held that role since October 1998. Paul James Murrall was appointed as a director in September 2023 and remains in post. Timothy Hines, also appointed in September 2023, resigned as a director on 18 May 2026, a month before the winding-up resolution. Michael Keith Harris served as both a director and the company secretary, with both roles ending on 31 August 2023.
Secured lender
Barclays Bank PLC holds an outstanding debenture created on 5 April 2012 and delivered to Companies House on 17 April 2012. The charge covers fixed and floating security over the undertaking and all property and assets, present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, and fixed plant and machinery. A floating charge covers assets that change over time and crystallises on insolvency.
Common questions
Are you owed money by The Hollis Office Supply 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 The Hollis Office Supply 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 The Hollis Office Supply 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 The Hollis Office Supply 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 Resolutions for Winding-up)
- Companies House record 02516558
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
