The Oxfordshire Travel Limited liquidation began on 30 October 2025, when the passenger transport business entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Oxfordshire Travel Limited, company number 09515078, is still recorded by Companies House as being in liquidation.
Stuart Garner of Garner Advisory Limited was appointed as liquidator. A Statement of Affairs, the liquidator appointment and the winding-up resolutions were subsequently filed with Companies House on 10 November 2025.
The case has attracted attention because of its effect on customers, employees and creditors, as well as wider concerns about financial pressure across parts of the UK travel and passenger transport industry.
| Key Detail | Confirmed Position |
| Company | Oxfordshire Travel Limited |
| Company Number | 09515078 |
| Incorporated | 27 March 2015 |
| Business Activity | Other passenger land transport |
| Liquidation Type | Creditors’ voluntary liquidation |
| Liquidation Date | 30 October 2025 |
| Liquidator | Stuart Garner |
| Current Status | Liquidation |
| Statement of Affairs Filed | 10 November 2025 |
What Happened to Oxfordshire Travel Limited?
Oxfordshire Travel Limited was incorporated in March 2015 and operated within the passenger land transport sector. Its former registered office was at Woodland House, Woodstock Road, Yarnton, Kidlington, Oxfordshire.
On 30 October 2025, the company entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation. The Gazette records Stuart Garner of Garner Advisory Limited as the appointed liquidator and describes the business as operating in “other passenger land transport”.
The registered office was changed on 7 November 2025 to Tugby Orchards, Wood Lane, Tugby, Leicestershire, the address connected with the insolvency practitioner handling the case.
A Statement of Affairs was filed three days later on 10 November, together with the formal notice of the liquidator appointment and the winding-up resolutions.
The procedure means the company had reached a position where it could not continue meeting its financial obligations in the ordinary course of business.
Why Did Oxfordshire Travel Limited Enter Liquidation?
A creditors’ voluntary liquidation is normally used where directors conclude that a business cannot pay its debts and should be wound up.
In Oxfordshire Travel Limited’s case, the confirmed public record establishes that the company entered this insolvency procedure. It does not establish one single commercial factor as the cause.
Claims that fuel costs, staffing expenses, changing travel demand or another individual issue caused the failure should therefore not be presented as established facts unless supported by the liquidator or another authoritative source.
This distinction is important because the travel sector has experienced several different types of business failure. The Gold Crest Holidays liquidation, for example, involved a specialist coach holiday company and a different set of financial circumstances.
How Much Did Oxfordshire Travel Limited Owe?
Local reporting has referred to Oxfordshire Travel Limited owing around £1 million when it collapsed. That figure should currently be described as a reported liability figure, rather than an unquestionable final total.
Companies House confirms that a formal Statement of Affairs was filed on 10 November 2025, but creditor claims, estimated asset values and the final deficiency can change during an insolvency process.
The distinction between money owed and the eventual loss to creditors is also important. Even where a Statement of Affairs lists a particular amount of liabilities, the final outcome depends on whether assets are recovered, claims are accepted or amended and insolvency costs have to be paid.
For comparison, the Gold Crest Holidays case involved reported liabilities of approximately £927,000 against substantially lower estimated assets, demonstrating why the headline amount owed is not the same as the eventual creditor shortfall.
Are Oxfordshire Travel Limited’s Accounts and Confirmation Statement Overdue?
Yes. Companies House currently carries warnings for both overdue accounts and an overdue confirmation statement.
The next accounts, covering the period to 31 March 2025, were due by 31 December 2025. The next confirmation statement was due by 28 January 2026. Neither is shown as filed.
However, these should not be described as warning signs that appeared before the liquidation.
Both deadlines fell after Oxfordshire Travel Limited entered liquidation on 30 October 2025. They are therefore part of the company’s current filing position rather than evidence that statutory filings were already overdue before the insolvency began.
The latest accounts listed by Companies House remain those made up to 31 March 2024.
That timing matters because late filings can sometimes indicate administrative or financial difficulty, but the chronology does not support making that conclusion in this particular case.
What Is the Oxfordshire Travel Limited Liquidation Timeline?
| Date | Development |
| 27 March 2015 | Oxfordshire Travel Limited incorporated |
| 30 December 2024 | Accounts to 31 March 2024 filed |
| 30 October 2025 | Creditors’ voluntary liquidation commenced |
| 7 November 2025 | Registered office moved to Tugby Orchards |
| 10 November 2025 | Statement of Affairs filed |
| 10 November 2025 | Liquidator appointment filed |
| 10 November 2025 | Winding-up resolutions filed |
| 31 December 2025 | Accounts to 31 March 2025 became overdue |
| 28 January 2026 | Confirmation statement became overdue |
| Current Position | Company remains in liquidation |
The timeline also makes clear that the liquidation began months before much of the later media attention surrounding the company.
Is Oxfordshire Travel Limited Still Trading?
Companies House records Oxfordshire Travel Limited as being in liquidation, not as an active trading company.
In a creditors’ voluntary liquidation, the focus normally shifts from continuing ordinary business operations to realising assets, establishing liabilities, considering creditor claims and distributing available money according to insolvency rules.
Customers should therefore not assume that a historic booking, quotation or contact detail means the company continues operating normally.
The distinction is particularly important when comparing the case with the EcoJet Airlines liquidation. EcoJet had not begun commercial passenger operations before its failure, while Oxfordshire Travel Limited had operated in passenger land transport for approximately a decade.
Is the Collapse Part of a Wider UK Travel Industry Problem?
Oxfordshire Travel Limited is one of several travel and passenger-related companies to have failed or stopped trading during 2025 and 2026.
The businesses involved are not directly comparable. Some were coach operators, some sold package holidays and others operated or planned aviation services. They also entered different types of insolvency proceedings.
| Company | Insolvency or Failure | Timing | Business Area |
| Oxfordshire Travel Limited | Creditors’ voluntary liquidation | 30 October 2025 | Passenger land transport |
| Regen Central Ltd | Compulsory liquidation | Winding-up order in August 2025 | Flight and holiday packages |
| Gold Crest Holidays | Creditors’ voluntary liquidation | 12 March 2026 | Coach and package holidays |
| EcoJet Airlines | Voluntary liquidation | 2026 | Proposed electric aviation |
Regen Central also ceased trading as an ATOL holder in January 2026, while the Civil Aviation Authority said it understood there were no outstanding ATOL-protected bookings at the time.
These cases demonstrate that the phrase “travel company collapse” can cover very different businesses, legal procedures and customer protection arrangements. The historic Thomas Cook collapse is another example of why the exact company, insolvency procedure and booking protection must be checked before assuming what customers are entitled to.
What Does the Liquidation Mean for Creditors?
Suppliers, contractors and other organisations owed money by Oxfordshire Travel Limited should deal with the appointed liquidator and preserve documentation showing the debt.
GOV.UK states that creditors should contact the person handling the liquidation. Where more than £1,000 is owed, a Proof of Debt form is generally required.
Relevant evidence may include invoices, contracts, purchase orders, statements, correspondence and proof that goods or services were supplied.
Submitting a claim does not guarantee full repayment. Recoveries depend on the money and assets available after insolvency expenses and higher-ranking claims have been dealt with.
For small businesses, this is also a reminder that customer and supplier concentration can create significant exposure. A large unpaid invoice from one failed client can cause cash-flow pressure elsewhere in the supply chain.
What Could Employees Be Entitled To?
There is currently no sufficiently reliable official figure establishing exactly how many jobs were lost because of the Oxfordshire Travel Limited liquidation.
Employees affected by an insolvent employer can, however, have statutory rights.
Eligible workers may be able to claim redundancy pay, unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory notice pay through the government’s insolvency arrangements. Entitlement depends on factors including employment status, length of service, age and the amount owed.
Employees should rely on information supplied by the liquidator and the Redundancy Payments Service rather than assuming that every worker will qualify for the same payment.
What Should Oxfordshire Travel Limited Customers Do?
Customers should first identify exactly what they bought. Oxfordshire Travel Limited’s registered business activity was other passenger land transport, so the company should not automatically be treated as though every transaction involved an ATOL-protected package holiday.
A practical claims route is:
- Check the booking documents: Establish the legal company that accepted the booking and what service was promised.
- Check for an ATOL Certificate: ATOL generally applies to qualifying flight-inclusive packages and certain protected flight bookings. A coach-only journey is not automatically ATOL protected.
- Check other insolvency protection: Non-flight packages may sometimes be protected by another bonding, trust or industry arrangement. Customers should check the documents supplied when booking.
- Check how payment was made: A qualifying credit card purchase may potentially fall within Section 75 where the cash price is more than £100 and no more than £30,000.
- Ask about chargeback: Customers who used eligible debit or credit cards can ask their card issuer whether a chargeback claim is available under the relevant card scheme.
- Review travel insurance: Some policies include supplier or insolvency-related protection, although cover varies.
- Contact the liquidator: Where no separate refund mechanism applies, an affected customer may need to register as a creditor.
Booking confirmations, receipts, bank statements, invoices and cancellation correspondence should be retained because the appropriate remedy depends heavily on the contract and payment method.
What Happens Next in the Oxfordshire Travel Limited Liquidation?
The liquidator can continue reviewing company records, collecting assets, determining valid creditor claims and investigating matters relevant to the winding-up.
Further Companies House filings may therefore appear as the process progresses.
The final amount returned to unsecured creditors cannot be determined merely from a reported headline liability figure. It will depend on actual asset realisations, the final value of admitted claims, insolvency costs and statutory creditor priorities.
The company will normally remain registered as being in liquidation while the process continues. Once the liquidation is completed, the company can ultimately be dissolved and removed from the register.
Conclusion
The Oxfordshire Travel Limited liquidation formally started on 30 October 2025 after the passenger transport company entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation.
Stuart Garner of Garner Advisory Limited was appointed liquidator, and the Statement of Affairs and other insolvency documents were filed the following month.
Reports have referred to debts of around £1 million, although that figure should continue to be identified as reported unless supported directly by the detailed Statement of Affairs or subsequent liquidator reporting.
Companies House now also records overdue accounts and an overdue confirmation statement. Importantly, those filing deadlines occurred after the liquidation began, so they should not be presented as pre-liquidation warning signs.
Customers, employees and creditors should use the protection or claims process applying specifically to their circumstances rather than assuming all travel bookings and insolvency claims are treated in the same way.
FAQs
When Did Oxfordshire Travel Limited Go Into Liquidation?
Oxfordshire Travel Limited entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 30 October 2025. Companies House continues to record the company as being in liquidation.
Who Is the Liquidator of Oxfordshire Travel Limited?
Stuart Garner of Garner Advisory Limited was appointed liquidator on 30 October 2025.
How Much Did Oxfordshire Travel Limited Owe?
Local reporting has referred to debts of around £1 million. The figure should be described as reported unless the precise total is confirmed directly from the filed Statement of Affairs or a subsequent liquidator report.
Were Any Jobs Lost at Oxfordshire Travel Limited?
The closure is reported as having affected workers, but there is not currently enough reliable official information to state a precise redundancy or jobs-lost figure. Employees affected by the insolvency may have statutory claims depending on their circumstances.
Is My Holiday Booking With Oxfordshire Travel Limited Protected?
Protection depends on what was booked and how payment was made. Oxfordshire Travel Limited was registered for passenger land transport, so customers should not assume ATOL applies automatically.
They should check for an ATOL Certificate or other financial protection, card-payment rights, insurance cover and the liquidator’s claims process.
Are Oxfordshire Travel Limited’s Accounts Overdue?
Yes. Accounts to 31 March 2025 were due on 31 December 2025 and the confirmation statement was due on 28 January 2026. Both deadlines came after the company had already entered liquidation.
Can Creditors Still Make a Claim?
Yes. Creditors should contact the liquidator with evidence of the amount owed. Registering a debt allows it to be considered in the liquidation but does not guarantee full repayment.
Is Oxfordshire Travel Limited Still Operating?
Companies House records the company as being in liquidation. Customers should therefore not assume that historic services or bookings continue to operate normally.