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Company summary

Insolvency history recorded

Company number: 04569764
Status: LIQUIDATION
Incorporated / age: 22 October 200223 years
Registered office: S&W Partners Llp C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
Accounts due: 30 April 2027
Confirmation statement due: 5 November 2026
Active officers: 7
Outstanding charges: 0
Insolvency cases: 1
Current insolvency status: Liquidation

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 3 October 2026 at 15:09 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption
Address
S&W Partners Llp C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
Nature of business
Other human health activities

Insolvency

Cases: 1

Current Companies House status: Liquidation

Creditors voluntary liquidation
Case 1
Wound up
8 May 2026
Practitioners
- Clare Lloyd
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  8 May 2026
- Adam Henry Stephens
  Insolvency practitioner
  Appointed
  8 May 2026

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
ADAMSON, Shiona ACTIVE	Director	01 Aug 2023		England	July 1977	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
BARRY, Jane ACTIVE	Director	16 Mar 2020		England	July 1965	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
CAMPBELL, Christopher Graham ACTIVE	Director	09 Jul 2024		England	January 1975	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
EHREN, Amelia Louise ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2021		England	July 1994	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
KING, Duncan James ACTIVE	Director	01 Jul 2025		England	April 1967	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
SMITH, Gillian Ann ACTIVE	Director	01 Aug 2022		United Kingdom	May 1963	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
THOMPSON, Aileen Lindsey ACTIVE	Director	09 Jul 2024		England	February 1959	S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG
ARDEN, Zia Kurban RESIGNED	Secretary	10 Oct 2005	25 Nov 2013			11 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TR
DELANEY, Elizabeth Sheila RESIGNED	Secretary	24 Mar 2014	20 Jun 2022			Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
WOOLGAR, Stephen William, Professor RESIGNED	Secretary	22 Oct 2002	10 Oct 2005			91 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8PF
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Secretary	22 Oct 2002	22 Oct 2002			26, Church Street, London, NW8 8EP
ARDEN, Zia Kurban RESIGNED	Director	11 Jan 2005	25 Nov 2013	United Kingdom	August 1967	11 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TR
ATKINSON, William Gerald RESIGNED	Director	20 Apr 2015	24 Jan 2018	England	December 1963	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
BARTROP, Katherine Rosemary RESIGNED	Director	01 Aug 2022	16 Apr 2026	England	September 1985	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
BOVE, Giulia RESIGNED	Director	10 Oct 2016	06 Dec 2017	England	February 1982	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
BYRNE, Dominic Joseph RESIGNED	Director	22 Oct 2002	27 Jan 2015	United Kingdom	March 1958	Fairview, Greaves Lane, Edingley, NG22 8BJ
CALLAGHAN, Andrew RESIGNED	Director	26 Jul 2016	17 Sep 2017	United Kingdom	February 1977	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
CAMPBELL, Claire Julia, Mrs. RESIGNED	Director	02 Feb 2011	06 Oct 2020	England	August 1974	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD, United Kingdom
CLIFFORD, Paul RESIGNED	Director	26 Jul 2016	02 Jul 2025	England	July 1952	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
CONROY, Eleanor Thea RESIGNED	Director	24 Jul 2020	03 Oct 2023	England	November 1975	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
DELANEY, Elizabeth Sheila RESIGNED	Director	24 Mar 2014	20 Jun 2022	England	December 1976	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
HARDAKER-JONES, Emma RESIGNED	Director	04 Jul 2017	10 Feb 2021	United Kingdom	October 1973	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
HILL, Jacqueline Ruth RESIGNED	Director	02 Feb 2011	04 Oct 2018	United Kingdom	March 1971	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD, United Kingdom
LLEWELLYN SMITH, Elizabeth Marion RESIGNED	Director	11 Jan 2005	02 Feb 2011	United Kingdom	August 1934	Brook Cottage, Taston, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, OX7 3JL
MILLS, Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	01 May 2003	26 Jul 2016	England	October 1951	11 Divinity Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1LH
OLLIVER, Pamela RESIGNED	Director	21 Apr 2008	29 Oct 2012	England	December 1967	55, Hove Park Road, Hove, E Sussex, BN3 6LL
OWEN, Frances Jane RESIGNED	Director	24 Jul 2020	03 Oct 2023	England	December 1952	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
PEPPER, Jonathan Mark RESIGNED	Director	09 Jul 2024	14 Jul 2025	England	March 1984	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
PRYKE, Samantha RESIGNED	Director	20 Sep 2019	12 Jan 2021	England	December 1978	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
PURWAHA, Vinay RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2021	09 Jul 2024	England	November 1980	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
SWAN, Hazel-Anne RESIGNED	Director	22 Oct 2002	10 Oct 2006		August 1938	100 Linkside Avenue, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8JB
VILLON, Jorge Fernando RESIGNED	Director	04 Oct 2018	30 Jun 2022	England	October 1958	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
WALKER, David Roderick RESIGNED	Director	17 Sep 2007	26 Jul 2016	United Kingdom	February 1948	4 Scholar Place, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9RD
WILKINSON, Amanda RESIGNED	Director	26 Jan 2015	29 Nov 2022	England	February 1969	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
WOMACK, Justine Emma RESIGNED	Director	07 Jul 2014	20 Sep 2019	England	April 1969	Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD
WOOLGAR, Stephen William, Professor RESIGNED	Director	22 Oct 2002	02 Feb 2011	United Kingdom	February 1950	91 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8PF

ADAMSON, Shiona ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1977
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

BARRY, Jane ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Mar 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1965
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

CAMPBELL, Christopher Graham ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jul 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1975
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

EHREN, Amelia Louise ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1994
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

KING, Duncan James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1967
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

SMITH, Gillian Ann ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1963
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

THOMPSON, Aileen Lindsey ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jul 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1959
Address: S&W Partners Llp, C/O Restructuring, 45 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7BG

ARDEN, Zia Kurban RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 10 Oct 2005
Resigned on: 25 Nov 2013
Address: 11 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TR

DELANEY, Elizabeth Sheila RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 24 Mar 2014
Resigned on: 20 Jun 2022
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

WOOLGAR, Stephen William, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 10 Oct 2005
Address: 91 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8PF

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 22 Oct 2002
Address: 26, Church Street, London, NW8 8EP

ARDEN, Zia Kurban RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Jan 2005
Resigned on: 25 Nov 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1967
Address: 11 Lincoln Street, London, SW3 2TR

ATKINSON, William Gerald RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Apr 2015
Resigned on: 24 Jan 2018
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1963
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

BARTROP, Katherine Rosemary RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 2022
Resigned on: 16 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1985
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

BOVE, Giulia RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Oct 2016
Resigned on: 06 Dec 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1982
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

BYRNE, Dominic Joseph RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 27 Jan 2015
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1958
Address: Fairview, Greaves Lane, Edingley, NG22 8BJ

CALLAGHAN, Andrew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jul 2016
Resigned on: 17 Sep 2017
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1977
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

CAMPBELL, Claire Julia, Mrs. RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Feb 2011
Resigned on: 06 Oct 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1974
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD, United Kingdom

CLIFFORD, Paul RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jul 2016
Resigned on: 02 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1952
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

CONROY, Eleanor Thea RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jul 2020
Resigned on: 03 Oct 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1975
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

DELANEY, Elizabeth Sheila RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Mar 2014
Resigned on: 20 Jun 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1976
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

HARDAKER-JONES, Emma RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jul 2017
Resigned on: 10 Feb 2021
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1973
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

HILL, Jacqueline Ruth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Feb 2011
Resigned on: 04 Oct 2018
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1971
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD, United Kingdom

LLEWELLYN SMITH, Elizabeth Marion RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Jan 2005
Resigned on: 02 Feb 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1934
Address: Brook Cottage, Taston, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, OX7 3JL

MILLS, Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 May 2003
Resigned on: 26 Jul 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1951
Address: 11 Divinity Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1LH

OLLIVER, Pamela RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Apr 2008
Resigned on: 29 Oct 2012
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1967
Address: 55, Hove Park Road, Hove, E Sussex, BN3 6LL

OWEN, Frances Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jul 2020
Resigned on: 03 Oct 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1952
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

PEPPER, Jonathan Mark RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jul 2024
Resigned on: 14 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1984
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

PRYKE, Samantha RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Sep 2019
Resigned on: 12 Jan 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1978
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

PURWAHA, Vinay RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2021
Resigned on: 09 Jul 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1980
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

SWAN, Hazel-Anne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 10 Oct 2006
Date of birth: August 1938
Address: 100 Linkside Avenue, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8JB

VILLON, Jorge Fernando RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Oct 2018
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1958
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

WALKER, David Roderick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Sep 2007
Resigned on: 26 Jul 2016
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1948
Address: 4 Scholar Place, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9RD

WILKINSON, Amanda RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jan 2015
Resigned on: 29 Nov 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1969
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

WOMACK, Justine Emma RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Jul 2014
Resigned on: 20 Sep 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1969
Address: Bignell Park Barns, Kirtlington Road, Chesterton, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1TD

WOOLGAR, Stephen William, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 02 Feb 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1950
Address: 91 Godstow Road, Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8PF

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07 Aug 2007	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
31 Oct 2003	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
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