DLP Planning Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 02604863 Incorporated Apr 1991 Professional Services MK postcode area
4 Abbey Court, Fraser Road, Priory Business Park, Bedford, MK44 3WH
The most recent insolvency notice for DLP Planning Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 05 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are John Allan Carpenter (IP No. 16270); Christopher Benjamin Barrett (IP No. 9437), appointed 30 September 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Manchester (case CR-2026-MAN-001389). 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. Accounts are currently overdue at Companies House.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 05 Oct 2026
DLP Planning Limited has appointed John Allan Carpenter and Christopher Benjamin Barrett of Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery LLP as joint administrators on 30 September 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.
Quote case number CR-2026-MAN-001389 and the Business and Property Courts in Manchester in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 02604863.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- 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 DLP Planning Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for DLP Planning Limited (company no. 02604863) is a Appointment of administrators, published 05 October 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 DLP Planning Limited's last filed accounts?
Accounts filed on paper only for DLP Planning Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does DLP Planning Limited have?
DLP Planning Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 05 October 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.
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.