Rowanmoor Trustees Limited faces High Court winding-up petition
A winding-up petition has been filed in the High Court against Rowanmoor Trustees Limited, a pension trustee services company registered in London. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Sean Patrick Broughton, acting through HF Limited, has filed a winding-up petition against Rowanmoor Trustees Limited at the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts England and Wales, under case number CR-2026-003196.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not place a company into liquidation; any order requires a separate court determination at a hearing. The petition was published in the London Gazette on 2 June 2026.
The company
Rowanmoor Trustees Limited provides pension trustee services and is registered at Cannon Place, 78 Cannon Street, London, EC4N 6AF. Its SIC classification covers other professional, scientific and technical activities. Companies House records show the company was incorporated on 6 September 1984, giving it more than four decades of trading history.
The company has traded under several names since incorporation. It began as Braybrook Trustees Limited, then became Douglas J Townley Trustees Limited, before operating as DJT Trustees Limited and subsequently Rea Brothers Trustees Limited at different points in its history. It has carried the Rowanmoor Trustees name since 2006. Its status at Companies House is recorded as active.
The most recent accounts filed at Companies House were made up to 31 December 2024, with the next set due by 30 September 2026.
The directors
Three directors are currently on record at Companies House. Timothy Adrian Smith has been a director since 8 January 2018. Paul Downing was appointed on 24 February 2020. Debra Lyn Nevill joined the board on 3 March 2023.
Secured charges
Rowanmoor Trustees Limited carries a substantial number of outstanding registered charges over freehold and leasehold properties across England and Wales, as well as intellectual property assets in certain cases. A secured creditor is one whose debt is backed by a charge over a company's assets, meaning they rank ahead of unsecured creditors when assets are distributed.
Holders of outstanding charges include Redwood Bank Limited, Barclays Security Trustee Limited, Wlt Properties LTD, Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited, Cambridge and Counties Bank Limited, Interbay Funding Limited, Handelsbanken PLC, HSBC UK Bank PLC, John Buckland, Together Commercial Finance Limited, Lloyds Bank PLC, and Credit Suisse (UK) Limited. The charges were created between late 2021 and early 2024.
The properties covered span locations including Exeter, Ilford, Darlington, Birmingham, Tunbridge Wells, Yeovil, Bristol, Godalming and several sites in North Yorkshire, among others. The charge held by Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited also extends to the intellectual property of the company as defined in the relevant instrument.
Background
Caseboard, a court-listings data service, records a winding-up petition against Rowanmoor Trustees Limited filed on 28 April 2026, listing Sean Patrick Broughton of HF Limited as petitioner and the company as litigant in person. The case status is recorded as active. The London Gazette notice, published on 2 June 2026, confirms the proceedings in the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts England and Wales under case number CR-2026-003196.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Rowanmoor Trustees Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Rowanmoor Trustees 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 Rowanmoor Trustees 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 Rowanmoor Trustees 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 Rowanmoor Trustees 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 01846413
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