Appointment of administrators
Smart Data Foundry Limited enters administration
In short: Smart Data Foundry Limited (company no. SC709914) entered administration, according to a Appointment of administrators notice published in The London Gazette on 04 September 2026. The office holders are Michelle Elliot; Callum Angus Carmichael, appointed 28 August 2026. The case is before the Court of Session (case No P916 of 2026). The company's business: education support services, trading from Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF.
SMART DATA FOUNDRY LIMITED has appointed Michelle Elliot and Callum Angus Carmichael of FRP Advisory as joint administrators on 28 August 2026.
Notice details
- Company
- SMART DATA FOUNDRY LIMITED
- Company number
- SC709914
- Nature of business
- Education support services
- Registered office
- Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF to be changed to c/o FRP Advisory Trading Limited, Level 2 The Beacon, 176 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5SG
- Principal trading address
- Edinburgh Futures Institute, 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
- Court
- In the Court of Session
- Case number
- No P916 of 2026
- Administrator(s)
- Michelle Elliot; Callum Angus Carmichael
- Administrator number(s)
- IP Nos 22750 and 27190
- Date of appointment
- 28 August 2026
- Contact
- The Joint Administrators, Tel: +44 (0)330 055 5455; Alternative contact: Niamh Fraser, [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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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.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Smart Data Foundry Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for Smart Data Foundry Limited (company no. SC709914) on 04 September 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 holders named in the notice: Michelle Elliot; Callum Angus Carmichael, appointed 28 August 2026. Creditors, employees and anyone holding goods or money belonging to the company should contact them directly, quoting the company number and case number No P916 of 2026.
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.
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.