Appointment of administrators
Riverside Legal Services Limited enters administration
In short: Riverside Legal Services Limited (company no. 09097936) entered administration, according to a Appointment of administrators notice published in The London Gazette on 21 October 2026. The office holder is Sandra Fender (IP No. 23272) of Sanderlings LLP, Sanderlings, Becketts Farm, Alcester Road, Birmingham, B47 6AJ, appointed 13 October 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR-2026-007927). The company's business: solicitors, trading from 15 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AU.
Riverside Legal Services Limited has appointed Sandra Fender of Sanderlings LLP as its administrator on 13 October 2026, as announced in the High Court case CR‑2026‑007927.
Notice details
- Company
- RIVERSIDE LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
- Company number
- 09097936
- Nature of business
- Solicitors
- Registered office
- 15 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AU
- Principal trading address
- 15 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6AU
- Administrator
- Sandra Fender (IP No. 23272) of Sanderlings LLP, Sanderlings, Becketts Farm, Alcester Road, Birmingham, B47 6AJ
- Date of appointment
- 13 October 2026
- Court
- High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales, Insolvency & Companies List (ChD)
- Case number
- CR-2026-007927
- Contact
- Oliver Fender, Email: [email protected], Tel: 01564 700 052
What the last filed accounts showed
As at 30 June 2025 · unaudited · 13 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 46
These are the company's own figures from Companies House, not from the Gazette notice, and they describe its position at that date rather than what it owes now. Negative net assets means liabilities exceeded assets. The full record is on the Riverside Legal Services Limited company page.
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.
What happens next
The administrators must send their proposals to creditors as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within eight weeks of appointment. An administration lasts one year unless creditors or the court extend it. It ends in one of a small number of ways: a sale of the business or its assets as a going concern, a company voluntary arrangement, a move into liquidation, or dissolution where there is nothing left to distribute.
Quote case number CR-2026-007927 and the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales in any correspondence about the case.
All notices for Riverside Legal Services Limited
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 09097936, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the Riverside Legal Services Limited company record.
- Petitions to wind up (Companies) 07 Aug 2026
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 RIVERSIDE LEGAL SERVICES 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Has Riverside Legal Services Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for Riverside Legal Services Limited (company no. 09097936) on 21 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 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.
What happens next?
The administrators must send their proposals to creditors as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event within eight weeks of appointment. An administration lasts one year unless creditors or the court extend it. It ends in one of a small number of ways: a sale of the business or its assets as a going concern, a company voluntary arrangement, a move into liquidation, or dissolution where there is nothing left to distribute.
Who is dealing with the administration?
The office holder named in the notice: Sandra Fender (IP No. 23272) of Sanderlings LLP, Sanderlings, Becketts Farm, Alcester Road, Birmingham, B47 6AJ, appointed 13 October 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-2026-007927.
Why did the company go into administration?
The Gazette notice records the legal step, not the cause, so it does not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 30 June 2025, showed net assets of £124k, so any deterioration came after those figures or is not visible in them. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.
How much did the company owe?
The notice does not give a figure. The closest public number is total liabilities of £1.1m in its last filed accounts, to 30 June 2025. What was owed when the process began will differ, and is set out in the statement of affairs.
How many jobs are affected?
The notice does not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 46 employees in the period to 30 June 2025, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.
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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