Meetings of creditors (Administration)
Sompting Abbotts School Limited
In short: Sompting Abbotts School Limited (company no. 00417499) entered administration, according to a Meetings of creditors (Administration) notice published in The London Gazette on 05 October 2026. The office holders are Andrew Pear (IP No. 9016); Richard Keley (IP No. 18072), appointed 13 August 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR-2026-006319).
The notice announces a virtual creditors’ meeting for Sompting Abbotts School Limited on 20 October 2026 to seek approval of the joint administrators’ proposals and consider forming a creditors’ committee.
Notice details
- Company
- Sompting Abbotts School Limited
- Company number
- 00417499
- Registered office
- C/o Moorfields, Arundel House, 1 Amberley Court, Whitworth Road, Crawley, RH11 7XL
- Principal trading address
- Church Lane, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0AZ
- Court
- High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency and Companies List (ChD)
- Case number
- CR-2026-006319
- Date of appointment
- 13 August 2026
- Administrator(s)
- Andrew Pear (IP No. 9016); Richard Keley (IP No. 18072)
- Meeting date/time
- 20 October 2026 at 11.00 am
- Meeting format
- Virtual meeting by Teams
- Proof of debt deadline
- 4pm on 19 October 2026
- Contact
- Jake Price, Tel: 01293 410 333
- Publication date
- 5 October 2026
- Notice ID
- 5223254
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 Sompting Abbotts School Limited
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 00417499, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Sompting Abbotts School Limited company record.
- Appointment of administrators 20 Aug 2026
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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 Sompting Abbotts School Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Meetings of creditors (Administration) for Sompting Abbotts School Limited (company no. 00417499) on 05 October 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 Meetings of creditors (Administration) 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: Andrew Pear (IP No. 9016); Richard Keley (IP No. 18072), appointed 13 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 CR-2026-006319.
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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