Appointment of administrators
DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD
The notice announces the appointment of Philip Harris and Neville Side as joint administrators of Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd.
Notice details
- Company
- DEVoy & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD
- Company number
- 09947636
- Nature of business
- Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- Registered office
- Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA to be changed to 4th Floor, Aspect House, 84-87 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE
- Principal trading address
- Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA
- Date of appointment
- 18 August 2026
- Administrator(s)
- Philip Harris (IP No. 23510); Neville Side (IP No. 15030)
- Administrator address
- FRP Advisory Trading Limited, 4th Floor, Aspect House, 84-87 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XE
- Court
- High Court of Justice
- Case number
- CR-2026-006130
- Contact
- The Joint Administrators, Tel: 01273 916666; Alternative contact: Gemma Rolandi, 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.
How does this notice affect you?
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A written-off invoice rarely stops at the company that failed. The supplier left short is often the next business in difficulty — and the earlier that's dealt with, the more options stay open. If DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD owed you money, it's worth checking where that leaves you.
Unpaid wages, holiday pay and statutory redundancy are claimed from the government's Redundancy Payments Service, not from K2. The insolvency practitioner named in this notice should send you a case reference — you'll need it to claim.
K2 has backed and restructured UK businesses since 1990, including buying trade and assets out of distress. These situations move in days rather than months, so if you're looking at DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD or something similar, start the conversation early.
If your business is under pressure — creditors circling, a petition threatened, or cash running out — acting early changes the outcome. K2 has helped UK directors turn things around since 1990. Talk to us in confidence.
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Frequently asked questions
Has DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD (company no. 09947636) on 24 August 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.
DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD owes me money — what can I do?
If DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD owes you money you are a creditor in the process. The insolvency practitioner named in the notice will write to known creditors and invite claims. 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 for DEVOY & SMALLBONE PROPERTIES LTD — 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.
Source: The London Gazette and Companies House. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright. This page is provided by K2 Partners for information only and is not legal or financial advice.