City Cleaning (UK) Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 04005502 Incorporated Jun 2000 SO postcode area
City Cleaning Unit 8, Stanton Industrial Estate, Stanton Road, SO15 4JA
The most recent insolvency notice for City Cleaning (UK) Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 22 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Philip Lawrence (IP No. 31970); Gareth Howarth (IP No. 18816), appointed 15 October 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales (case CR2026LDS001056 of 2026). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £356k and net assets of £163k. Those accounts were filed 19 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 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
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: 193
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 22 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of two joint administrators for City Cleaning (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 CR2026LDS001056 of 2026 and the Business and Property Courts in England And Wales in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 04005502.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its most recent accounts were 19 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 City Cleaning (UK) Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for City Cleaning (UK) Limited (company no. 04005502) is a Appointment of administrators, published 22 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 City Cleaning (UK) Limited's last filed accounts?
City Cleaning (UK) Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 March 2025, showed total assets of £356k, cash of £4k, net assets of £163k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does City Cleaning (UK) Limited have?
City Cleaning (UK) Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 22 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.