Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd enters administration
Receivership Company no. 09947636 Incorporated Jan 2016 Real Estate BH postcode area
Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, BH16 6FA
The most recent insolvency notice for Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd is an Appointment of administrators, published 24 August 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Philip Harris (IP No. 23510); Neville Side (IP No. 15030), appointed 18 August 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice (case CR-2026-006130). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2025, showed total assets of £1.8m and net assets of -£35k. 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 January 2025 · total exemption full accounts · unaudited · filed 19 months before the first insolvency notice
Average employees during the period: 2
Insolvency notices (1)
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Appointment of administrators 24 Aug 2026
The notice announces the appointment of Philip Harris and Neville Side as joint administrators of Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd.
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What the public record showed for this company before its insolvency notice:
- Its last filed accounts, to January 2025, already showed negative net assets of -£35k, 19 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 Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd (company no. 09947636) is a Appointment of administrators, published 24 August 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 Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd's last filed accounts?
Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 January 2025, showed total assets of £1.8m, cash of £7k, net assets of -£35k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.
How many insolvency notices does Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd have?
Devoy & Smallbone Properties Ltd has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 24 August 2026.
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.