Appointment of administrators
La Fabrications (south East) Limited enters administration
In short: La Fabrications (south East) Limited (company no. 13257177) entered administration, according to a Appointment of administrators notice published in The London Gazette on 23 October 2026. The office holders are Gary Thompson (IP No. 26370) of Vantage Restructuring Limited; Chris Newell (IP No. 13690) of Quantuma Advisory Limited, appointed 16 October 2026. The case is before the Business And Property Courts In England & Wales (case CR-2026-008080). The company's business: manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified, trading from Unit A6, LOC8 Business Park, Ashford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1WR.
The notice announces the appointment of Gary Thompson and Chris Newell as administrators of LA FABRICATIONS (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED.
Notice details
- Company
- LA FABRICATIONS (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED
- Company number
- 13257177
- Nature of business
- Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified
- Registered office
- 18a Capricorn Centre, Cranes Farm Road, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3JJ
- Principal trading address
- Unit A6, LOC8 Business Park, Ashford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1WR
- Court
- Business and Property Courts in England & Wales
- Case number
- CR-2026-008080
- Office holder(s)
- Gary Thompson (IP No. 26370) of Vantage Restructuring Limited; Chris Newell (IP No. 13690) of Quantuma Advisory Limited
- Date of appointment
- 16 October 2026
- Contact
- Tara Edwards, 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.
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-2026-008080 and the Business And Property Courts In England & Wales in any correspondence about the case.
All notices for La Fabrications (south East) Limited
2 Gazette notices on record for company no. 13257177, newest first. The full history, with last filed accounts, is on the La Fabrications (south East) Limited company record.
- Petitions to wind up (Companies) 21 Oct 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 La Fabrications (south East) Limited gone into administration?
The London Gazette published a Appointment of administrators for La Fabrications (south East) Limited (company no. 13257177) on 23 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 holders named in the notice: Gary Thompson (IP No. 26370) of Vantage Restructuring Limited; Chris Newell (IP No. 13690) of Quantuma Advisory Limited, appointed 16 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-2026-008080.
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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