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Amber Beverage UK Limited enters administration

Active Company no. 03705002 Incorporated Jan 1999 Retail & Wholesale WC postcode area

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8 Tavistock Street, London, WC2E 7PP

The most recent insolvency notice for Amber Beverage UK Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 21 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Danny Dartnaill; Timothy Townley, appointed 19 October 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-008057). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £22.6m and net assets of -£3.1m. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 21 months before its first insolvency notice. 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 December 2024 · full accounts · filed 21 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£22.6m
Cash at bank
£1.5m
Net assets
-£3.1m
Total liabilities
£25.7m

Average employees during the period: 66

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. The notice announces the appointment of joint administrators for Amber Beverage UK Limited.

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-2026-008057 and the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 03705002.

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

  • Its last filed accounts, to December 2024, already showed negative net assets of -£3.1m, 21 months before the first insolvency notice.

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 Amber Beverage UK Limited in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for Amber Beverage UK Limited (company no. 03705002) is a Appointment of administrators, published 21 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 Amber Beverage UK Limited's last filed accounts?

Amber Beverage UK Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2024, showed total assets of £22.6m, cash of £1.5m, net assets of -£3.1m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does Amber Beverage UK Limited have?

Amber Beverage UK Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 21 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.