Kanes Foods Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 02438826 Incorporated Nov 1989 Manufacturing WR postcode area
Cleeve Road, Middle Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8JS
The most recent insolvency notice for Kanes Foods Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 10 November 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Timothy Andrew Higgins (IP number 26870); Edward Williams (IP number 9663); Helen Laura Wheeler-Jones (IP number 26610), appointed 09 November 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-BHM-000574). 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 10 Nov 2026
The notice announces the appointment of three joint administrators for Kanes Foods Limited by the High Court in Birmingham on 9 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-BHM-000574 and the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 02438826.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kanes Foods Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Kanes Foods Limited (company no. 02438826) is a Appointment of administrators, published 10 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 Kanes Foods Limited's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for Kanes Foods Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Kanes Foods Limited have?
Kanes Foods Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 10 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. 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 much did the company owe?
The notices do not give a figure, and there are no balance-sheet figures we can show for this company (accounts filed on paper only). What was owed when the process began is set out in the statement of affairs, where one has been filed at Companies House.
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.