Stephan (UK) Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 04698761 Incorporated Mar 2003 Retail & Wholesale CH postcode area
Delta House Tenth Avenue, Zone 3, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, CH5 2UA
The most recent insolvency notice for Stephan (UK) Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 16 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Simon Girling (IP number 9283) of BDO LLP, Bridgewater House, Finzels Reach, Counterslip, Bristol, BS1 6BX; Mark Thornton (IP number 25650) of BDO LLP, Central , appointed 13 October 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Bristol (case CR-2026-BRS-000147). 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
Not yet retrieved.
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 16 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of joint administrators for Stephan (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-BRS-000147 and the Business and Property Courts in Bristol in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 04698761.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stephan (UK) Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Stephan (UK) Limited (company no. 04698761) is a Appointment of administrators, published 16 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 Stephan (UK) Limited's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Stephan (UK) Limited at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Stephan (UK) Limited have?
Stephan (UK) Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 16 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.