UK transport firm in liquidation after 18 years

Carriage Company (Oxon) Limited, which operates taxis and private‑hire vehicles and is registered at 66 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, appeared before the Insolvency and Companies Court on Wednesday, February 4.

A public notice confirms that, at that hearing, a judge made a winding‑up order against the firm, placing it into compulsory liquidation with immediate effect.​

But recent documents submitted to Companies House have revealed that this has been deferred until 2032.

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Documents signed by Tayler Cooper, of the Insolvency Service and on behalf of the secretary of state, reads: “The dissolution of the company be deferred and take effect on 24/04/2032 (unless a further direction is issued).”

Dissolution deferment at Companies House means formally pausing or delaying the date a company is struck off the register.

It is typically used during insolvency (like a liquidation) to keep the company’s legal status active so authorities can conclude legal actions, finalise insurance claims or recover assets.

Once the winding‑up has been completed and the liquidator’s work is finished, the company is normally dissolved and its name removed from the Companies House register.​

A separate earlier notice shows that the winding‑up petition against Carriage Company (Oxon) Limited was originally presented in January by a creditor seeking repayment of a debt.