C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited
Administration Company no. 00528385 Incorporated Jan 1954 Manufacturing B postcode area
C/O Teneo Financial Advisory Limited The Colmore Building, 20 Colmore Circus Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6AT
The most recent insolvency notice for C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited is a Notice of intended dividend, published 13 July 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Julian Heathcote; Paul James Meadows, appointed 26 September 2025. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Manchester (case CR-2025-001321). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £27.4m and net assets of £21.2m. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
Last filed balance sheet
As at 31 May 2024 · full accounts · filed 25 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 156
Insolvency notices (1)
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Notice of intended dividend 13 Jul 2026
The joint administrators of C. BROWN & SONS (STEEL) LIMITED intend to declare a first and final dividend to preferential creditors, with a last date for proving debts of 30 July 2026.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 25 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 C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited in liquidation?
The most recent insolvency notice for C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited (company no. 00528385) is a Notice of intended dividend, published 13 July 2026 in The London Gazette. This is a formal notice published in The London Gazette relating to the company's insolvency, restructuring or closure.
What were C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited's last filed accounts?
C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2024, showed total assets of £27.4m, cash of £1.8m, net assets of £21.2m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited have?
C. Brown & Sons (steel) Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Notice of intended dividend on 13 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.