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Simon and Dean Limited enters administration

Active Company no. 00717138 Incorporated Mar 1962 Manufacturing WS postcode area

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Simon And Dean Limited, Rigby Street, Wednesbury, WS10 0NP

The most recent insolvency notice for Simon and Dean Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 12 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Sam Talby (IP No. 9404); Rob Coad (IP No. 11010), appointed 6 November 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Bristol (case CR-2026-BRS-000161). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2025, showed total assets of £411k and net assets of £414k. Those accounts were filed 12 months before the first insolvency notice, so they describe the company well before the process began. 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 October 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 12 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£411k
Cash at bank
£69k
Net assets
£414k
Total liabilities
—

Total liabilities is not shown for this company: the filed balance sheet did not reconcile against the figures we could read, so the total would be incomplete.

Average employees during the period: 13

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. Simon and Dean Limited has appointed Sam Talby and Rob Coad as administrators on 6 November 2026.

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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-BRS-000161 and the Business and Property Courts in Bristol in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 00717138.

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

  • Its most recent accounts were 12 months old when the first insolvency notice was published.

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 Simon and Dean Limited in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for Simon and Dean Limited (company no. 00717138) is a Appointment of administrators, published 12 November 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 Simon and Dean Limited's last filed accounts?

Simon and Dean Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 October 2025, showed total assets of £411k, cash of £69k, net assets of £414k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Simon and Dean Limited have?

Simon and Dean Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 12 November 2026.

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.

Why did the company go into administration?

The Gazette notices record the legal steps, not the cause, so they do not say why the company failed. Its last filed accounts, to 31 October 2025, showed net assets of £414k, so any deterioration came after those figures or is not visible in them. For a fuller picture, look in the company's filing history at Companies House for the statement of affairs or the office holder's reports, where these have been filed.

How many jobs are affected?

The notices do not say. The last filed accounts recorded an average of 13 employees in the period to 31 October 2025, which is the closest public figure and may be out of date.

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.