Gobsmack Holdings Limited enters administration
Active Company no. 09829448 Incorporated Oct 2015 WC postcode area
C/O RESOLVE ADVISORY LIMITED, 22 York Buildings, London, WC2N 6JU
The most recent insolvency notice for Gobsmack Holdings Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 11 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Simon Jagger; Cameron Gunn, appointed 3 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-BRS-138). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2020, showed total assets of £3.4m and net assets of -£1.5m. On those figures the company was already balance-sheet insolvent — its liabilities exceeded its assets — at that date, 69 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 2020 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 69 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 43
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 11 Sep 2026
GOBSMACK HOLDINGS LIMITED has appointed Simon Jagger and Cameron Gunn as joint administrators on 3 September 2026 in the High Court of Justice, Bristol (case CR-2026-BRS-138).
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-138 and the High Court of Justice in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 09829448.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to December 2020, already showed negative net assets of -£1.5m, 69 months before the first 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 Gobsmack Holdings Limited in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Gobsmack Holdings Limited (company no. 09829448) is a Appointment of administrators, published 11 September 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 Gobsmack Holdings Limited's last filed accounts?
Gobsmack Holdings Limited's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 December 2020, showed total assets of £3.4m, cash of £1.5m, net assets of -£1.5m. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Gobsmack Holdings Limited have?
Gobsmack Holdings Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 11 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.
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.