The Woodlands Residential Home Limited faces HMRC winding-up petition as voluntary liquidation runs in parallel
HMRC petitioned the High Court to wind up a Harrow residential care operator in April 2026, with a hearing set for 10 June, even as the company passed a voluntary winding-up resolution. Full notice and Companies House record.
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HMRC filed a winding-up petition against The Woodlands Residential Home Limited on 14 April 2026, asking the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) to order the compulsory liquidation of the Harrow-based residential care operator. A hearing has been listed at the Royal Courts of Justice, 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London for 10 June 2026 at 10.30am.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make the order at a hearing. The Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs, acting as creditors, presented the petition from their address at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London.
A voluntary process running alongside the petition
Companies House filings dated 27 May 2026 show that The Woodlands Residential Home Limited passed an extraordinary resolution to wind up voluntarily on that date. The same filing history records the appointment of a voluntary liquidator. This creates a procedurally notable overlap: a creditors' voluntary liquidation, an insolvent winding-up resolved by the company's members without a court order, is now on record while HMRC's petition remains pending before the court.
Anyone intending to appear at the 10 June hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must notify HMRC's solicitor by 1600 hours on 9 June 2026. The petitioner's solicitor is the General Counsel and Solicitor to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs, reachable at 14 Westfield Avenue, Stratford, London, E20 1HZ, telephone 03000 589137, reference 2128022.
About the company
The Woodlands Residential Home Limited was incorporated on 18 February 2014 and operates under SIC code 87300, which covers residential care activities. Its registered address is care of Neum Insolvency, Suite 9, Amba House, 15 College Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 1BA. Companies House lists the company's status as liquidation.
The company's most recent accounts were made up to 30 September 2024, filed as total exemption full accounts.
The directors
Two directors are currently on record at Companies House. Md Tazul Liton Islam has been a director since 5 November 2021. Shrey Kanubhai Patel was appointed on 9 March 2026. David Christopher Russell and Michael Joseph Russell both served as directors from incorporation on 18 February 2014 and both resigned on 5 November 2021.
Secured lenders
Two outstanding registered charges appear on the Companies House record. Barclays Bank PLC holds a charge created on 17 July 2014 and delivered to Companies House on 24 July 2014. Cambridge and Counties Bank Limited holds a charge created on 3 November 2021 and delivered on 4 November 2021. Both charges remain outstanding, meaning they have not been satisfied or released. Secured creditors hold security backed by a charge over the company's assets and rank ahead of unsecured creditors when assets are distributed.
What happens next
The case reference is CR-2026-002922 of 2026. If the court makes a winding-up order on 10 June, that order would place the company into compulsory liquidation, which is liquidation imposed by a court and distinct from the voluntary process the members have already resolved. How the two processes interact will be a matter for the court and the appointed office-holders to determine.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for The Woodlands Residential Home Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. The Woodlands Residential Home 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 The Woodlands Residential Home 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 The Woodlands Residential Home 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 The Woodlands Residential Home 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 08899740
- Court: High Court of Justice (Chancery Division), case CR-2026-002922
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