The Eden climbing centre has closed and its company went into liquidation on 20 August. It employed an average of 31 people and opened in November 2024.

Clip ‘n Climb at the Eden Shopping Centre has closed, and the company behind it has gone into liquidation less than two years after it opened.

The London Gazette records that members of Clip N Climb High Wycombe (Eden) Ltd, company number 15720160, passed a resolution to wind the company up voluntarily at a meeting on 20 August 2026. Bai Cham and Gavin Savage of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed joint liquidators the same day. The notices were published on 26 August. The Gazette gives the company’s principal trading address as Unit R1, Eden Shopping Centre, 11 Denmark Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2DB.

The venue’s own website now carries a closure notice in place of its booking system. It reads: “We’re sorry to share that Clip ‘n Climb High Wycombe has gone into administration. For any monies owed, please contact the administrators: BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP via email at medway@btguk.com.” The notice thanks “our brilliant staff team, whose hard work and warmth made this centre such a special place to visit”.

One detail in that notice does not match the official record. The Gazette records a creditors’ voluntary liquidation, with joint liquidators, not an administration. The two are different processes. Administration is normally an attempt to rescue a business or get a better result for creditors than winding up; a creditors’ voluntary liquidation closes the company and sells what is left. Anyone owed money should follow the Gazette notice, which names the same firm and the same contact address.

High Wycombe has also come off the Clip ‘n Climb brand’s own list of centres. It no longer appears there or on the brand’s home page.

What the accounts show

The company filed one set of accounts, covering 14 May 2024 to 31 May 2025. They were delivered to Companies House on 25 March 2026. They show how the centre was built, and where it stood a year before it closed.

  • The average number of employees during the period was 31.
  • The fit-out cost £316,741: £288,908 on improvements to the property and £27,833 on plant and machinery.
  • At 31 May 2025 the company held £33,642 in cash.
  • Creditors due within a year came to £145,667, of which £129,928 was directors’ current accounts, money the directors themselves had put in.
  • A further £190,000 of other loans was due in two to five years.
  • Net liabilities were £32,796, so the company’s liabilities already exceeded its assets at the end of its first trading year.

The accounts were approved by the board on 29 January 2026, under seven months before the winding-up resolution. They were filed under the small companies regime, which means the income statement was not delivered to Companies House, so there is no public figure for turnover or profit.

Clip N Climb High Wycombe (Eden) Ltd, balance sheet at 31 May 2025 Bars showing fit-out spend of £316,741, other loans due in two to five years of £190,000, creditors due within one year of £145,667 including £129,928 of directors’ current accounts, and cash at bank of £33,642. Net liabilities were £32,796. Where the company stood a year before it closed Clip N Climb High Wycombe (Eden) Ltd, accounts for 14 May 2024 to 31 May 2025 Spent on fit-out and equipment £316,741 Loans due in 2 to 5 years £190,000 Creditors due within a year £145,667 of which directors’ loans £129,928 Cash at bank £33,642 Net liabilities at 31 May 2025: £32,796. Average employees during the period: 31. Source: accounts filed at Companies House, 25 March 2026. Graphic by Wycombe Today

It opened less than two years ago

Clip ‘n Climb published its own announcement on 31 October 2024. The centre would open on Saturday 23 November at the Eden Shopping Centre, “right next to Hollywood Bowl”. It promised “22 exhilarating climbing challenges and 27 climbing lines”, among them the Vertical Drop Slide and the Stairway to Heaven.

The Eden Shopping Centre’s own store page still lists it at R1 and still describes the 22 challenges, the adult-only sessions, the mini mountaineer sessions for ages two to four and the South Ridge Café.

The company was incorporated on 14 May 2024, six months before opening. Companies House still shows its status as Active, because the register takes time to catch up with a Gazette notice.

One thing to watch if you are checking the register yourself. A separate company with a near-identical name, Clip N Climb High Wycombe Limited, number 15248256, was dissolved on 10 March 2026. Its registered office was in Tunbridge Wells. It is a different company from the one now in liquidation, whose trading address was the Eden unit.

What it means for you

If you hold a booking or a gift voucher, or the centre owes you money, the Gazette notice names where to go. The liquidators are at BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, Innovation Centre Medway, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9FD. The notice gives an enquiries contact by email at medway@btguk.com and by telephone on 01634 975440.

Be realistic about the outcome. In a creditors’ voluntary liquidation, customers holding unused bookings or vouchers are unsecured creditors, so there is no guarantee of a refund. If you paid by credit or debit card, your card provider’s chargeback or Section 75 rules may be a faster route.

If you booked a birthday party, contact the liquidators rather than the venue. The booking system is offline.

If you worked there, employees of an insolvent company can claim redundancy pay, notice pay, holiday pay and unpaid wages from the government’s Insolvency Service scheme. The liquidators should provide a case reference to use.

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