Wychway Motor Group Limited faces winding-up petition at Worcester County Court
A winding-up petition was presented on 24 April 2026 against Wychway Motor Group Limited, a Kidderminster used-car dealer, with a hearing listed for 23 June 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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A winding-up petition was presented on 24 April 2026 against Wychway Motor Group Limited, a used-car dealer based on Kidderminster's Hoo Farm Industrial Estate. A hearing is listed at the County Court at Worcester on 23 June 2026.
A winding-up petition is a court filing asking a judge to place a company into compulsory liquidation, that is, liquidation imposed by a court order rather than resolved voluntarily by the company's members. Filing a petition does not put the company into liquidation; the court must first make a winding-up order at a hearing.
The petition carries court number 0020 of 2026 and claim reference N09WR020. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:30 am at The Shirehall, Foregate Street, Worcester. According to the notice, the petition was presented by the company itself, which is a recognised route into compulsory winding-up proceedings.
The company
Wychway Motor Group Limited was incorporated on 2 July 2024 and trades in the sale of used cars and light motor vehicles from Unit B, Arthur Drive, Hoo Farm Industrial Estate, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7SL. The company's status at Companies House remains active.
The petition
The petitioner's solicitor is Damian Cadman-Jones of Smith and Wells Solicitors, Office 2 First Floor, John Sinclair House, Canal Basin, Coventry, CV1 4LY.
Anyone wishing to appear at the hearing, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice of their intention to the petitioner's solicitors by 4:00 pm on 22 June 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.
The directors
Paul Matthew Chester has been a director of Wychway Motor Group since incorporation on 2 July 2024 and remains in post. James Hudson served as a director on two occasions: first from 1 July 2025 until 7 August 2025, then again from 8 August 2025 until his resignation on 31 October 2025. Hudson is no longer an officer of the company.
No secured charges are registered against Wychway Motor Group at Companies House. No administrators have been appointed.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Wychway Motor Group Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Wychway Motor Group 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 Wychway Motor Group 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 Wychway Motor Group 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 Wychway Motor Group 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 15815704
- Court: County Court at Worcester
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