Origin Communications Limited enters administration

Active Company no. 10086511 Incorporated Mar 2016 Technology & Media M postcode area

Soapworks, Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3TT

The most recent insolvency notice for Origin Communications Limited is an Appointment of administrators, published 12 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Andrea Jakes; Jonathan Marston; Richard Fleming, appointed 5 October 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-007676). 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

Accounts filed on paper only.

Insolvency notices (1)

Appointment of administrators 12 Oct 2026

Origin Communications Limited has appointed three joint administrators from Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Origin Communications Limited in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for Origin Communications Limited (company no. 10086511) is a Appointment of administrators, published 12 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 Origin Communications Limited's last filed accounts?

Accounts filed on paper only for Origin Communications Limited at Companies House.

How many insolvency notices does Origin Communications Limited have?

Origin Communications Limited has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 12 October 2026.

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Published by K2 Business Partners. Our founder has worked on the turnaround of struggling UK businesses since 1990, and K2 Partners Ltd has invested alongside company directors since 2001. The notice itself is reproduced from The London Gazette and matched to Companies House; the plain-English explanations are K2's. K2's partners include Tony Groom CTP — Certified Turnaround Professional, past President of the Turnaround Management Association UK and Turnaround Practitioner of the Year 2009 — and Mark Blayney MBA ACA, a chartered accountant specialising in the financial restructuring of SME businesses.

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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.