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Flower & Hayes Limited enters administration

Insolvency Proceedings Company no. 00167547 Incorporated May 1920 Construction EC postcode area

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FORVIS MAZARS LLP, 30 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7AU

The most recent insolvency notice for Flower & Hayes Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 09 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Mark Guy Boughey; Nicholas John Clarke, appointed 2 July 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR-2026-004695). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 November 2022, showed total assets of £32.7m and net assets of £17.0m. 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.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 30 November 2022 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 43 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£32.7m
Cash at bank
£170k
Net assets
£17.0m
Total liabilities
£15.7m

Average employees during the period: 17

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. The notice announces the appointment of Mark Guy Boughey and Nicholas John Clarke as administrators of Flower & Hayes Limited.

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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:

  • Its most recent accounts were 43 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.
  • Its accounts were overdue at Companies House.

Each of these is visible months before a Gazette notice. Directors who act at that stage keep far more options open, from an informal turnaround to a CVA or restructuring plan.

Frequently asked questions

Is Flower & Hayes Limited in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for Flower & Hayes Limited (company no. 00167547) is a Appointment of administrators, published 09 July 2026 in The London Gazette. 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 were Flower & Hayes Limited's last filed accounts?

Flower & Hayes Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 30 November 2022, showed total assets of £32.7m, cash of £170k, net assets of £17.0m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Flower & Hayes Limited have?

Flower & Hayes Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 09 July 2026.

Financial figures are taken from the company's own last accounts filed at Companies House. Small and micro-entity accounts are unaudited, and for a company entering an insolvency process the most recent filing frequently predates that process by a year or more. Figures are indicative and are not a valuation. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.