Appointment of administrators
Designers Guild Limited enters administration
In short: Designers Guild Limited (company no. 00991848) entered administration, according to a Appointment of administrators notice published in The London Gazette on 25 September 2026. The office holders are Richard John Harrison; Howard Smith, appointed 24 September 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Leeds (case CR-2026-LDS-000941). The company's business: wholesale of textiles, trading from 3 Latimer Place, London, W10 6QT.
Designers Guild Limited has had joint administrators appointed by the High Court in Leeds on 24 September 2026
Notice details
- Company
- Designers Guild Limited
- Company number
- 00991848
- Previous name of company
- Tricia Guild Associates Limited, Robin & Tricia Guild Limited
- Nature of business
- Wholesale of textiles
- Registered office
- Interpath Ltd, 10th Floor, One Marsden Street, Manchester, M2 1HW
- Principal trading address
- 3 Latimer Place, London, W10 6QT
- Office holder(s)/Administrator(s)
- Richard John Harrison; Howard Smith
- Office holder number(s)
- 23330; 9341
- Date of appointment
- 24 September 2026
- Court
- High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in Leeds, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD)
- Case number
- CR-2026-LDS-000941
- Contact
- Becca Sargeant at [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 DESIGNERS GUILD LIMITED 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 DESIGNERS GUILD LIMITED 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.
Related guidance
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Frequently asked questions
Has Designers Guild Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for Designers Guild Limited (company no. 00991848) on 25 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: Richard John Harrison; Howard Smith, appointed 24 September 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-LDS-000941.
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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