Appointment of administrators
Carter Wells Limited enters administration
In short: Carter Wells Limited (company no. 08094405) entered administration, according to a Appointment of administrators notice published in The London Gazette on 23 July 2026. The office holder is Elizabeth Aird-Brown, appointed 13 July 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR-2026-005443). The company's business: specialised recruitment agency, trading from 7 Bell Yard, Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.
Carter Wells Limited has appointed Elizabeth Aird-Brown of The MacDonald Partnership Ltd as its administrator on 13 July 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- Carter Wells Limited
- Company number
- 08094405
- Nature of business
- Specialised Recruitment Agency
- Registered office
- c/o The MacDonald Partnership Ltd, 29 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NT
- Principal trading address
- 7 Bell Yard, Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR
- Office holder(s)
- Elizabeth Aird-Brown
- Office holder number(s)
- IP No. 10910
- Date of appointment
- 13 July 2026
- Court
- High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency & Companies List (ChD)
- Case number
- CR-2026-005443
- Contact
- Lisa Jenkins (email: [email protected], phone: 020 3819 8605); Neil Chesterton (email: [email protected])
What this notice means
Administration is a formal insolvency process in which licensed insolvency practitioners (the administrators) take control of a company to try to rescue it as a going concern, or — where that is not possible — to achieve a better result for creditors than an immediate winding-up and to realise the assets. A statutory moratorium halts most legal action against the company while the administrators act.
Read more: Company Administration Explained.
All notices for Carter Wells Limited
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 08094405, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Carter Wells Limited company record.
- Re-use of a prohibited name 23 Jul 2026
How does this notice affect you?
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Frequently asked questions
Has Carter Wells Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for Carter Wells Limited (company no. 08094405) on 23 July 2026. Administration is a formal insolvency process in which licensed insolvency practitioners (the administrators) take control of a company to try to rescue it as a going concern, or — where that is not possible — to achieve a better result for creditors than an immediate winding-up and to realise the assets. A statutory moratorium halts most legal action against the company while the administrators act.
What does a Appointment of administrators mean?
Administration is a formal insolvency process in which licensed insolvency practitioners (the administrators) take control of a company to try to rescue it as a going concern, or — where that is not possible — to achieve a better result for creditors than an immediate winding-up and to realise the assets. A statutory moratorium halts most legal action against the company while the administrators act.
Who is dealing with the administration?
The office holder named in the notice: Elizabeth Aird-Brown, appointed 13 July 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number CR-2026-005443.
The company owes me money — what can I do?
You are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims; if you have not heard from them, contact them with your invoices. Unsecured creditors rank after fixed-charge holders, the costs of the insolvency, preferential creditors and floating-charge holders, so recovery depends on what is left in the estate.
I worked there — how do I claim what I am owed?
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from the company or from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should give you a case reference to claim with.
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