Ovenden Papers Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 00384116 Incorporated Nov 1943 Retail & Wholesale CM postcode area
Swordfish House Unit C, River Way, Harlow, CM20 2DP
The most recent insolvency notice for Ovenden Papers Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 25 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Michael Denny (IP No. 19310); Michael Magnay (IP No. 18312), appointed 18 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-BHM-000471). 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
Accounts filed on paper only.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 25 Sep 2026
OVENDEN PAPERS LIMITED has been placed under administration on 18 September 2026, with Michael Denny and Michael Magnay appointed as joint administrators by the High Court in Birmingham.
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Is Ovenden Papers Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Ovenden Papers Limited (company no. 00384116) is a Appointment of administrators, published 25 September 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 Ovenden Papers Limited's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for Ovenden Papers Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Ovenden Papers Limited have?
Ovenden Papers Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 25 September 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.