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SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED

Active Company no. 00417499 Incorporated Aug 1946 Education BN postcode area

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Sompting Abbotts School Ltd Church Lane, Sompting, Lancing, BN15 0AZ

The most recent insolvency notice for SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED is a Appointment of administrators, published 20 August 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.

Last filed balance sheet

As at 31 August 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 11 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£226k
Cash at bank
Net assets
-£673k
Total liabilities
£898k

Average employees during the period: 27

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED has appointed Andrew Pear and Richard Keley as administrators on 13 August 2026.

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Is SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED (company no. 00417499) is a Appointment of administrators, published 20 August 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 SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED's last filed accounts?

SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 August 2025, showed total assets of £226k, net assets of -£673k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED have?

SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 20 August 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.