Chef Lab Ltd enters administration
Active Company no. 14016694 Incorporated Mar 2022 Hospitality & Food Service W postcode area
C/O Williams Stanley And Co, 144 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6QT
The most recent insolvency notice for Chef Lab Ltd is an Appointment of administrators, published 23 October 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Mike Dillon; Katy McAndrew, appointed 9 October 2026. The case is before the Business and Property Courts in Manchester (case CR-2026-MAN001459). 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 23 Oct 2026
The notice announces the appointment of administrators for Chef Lab Ltd.
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-MAN001459 and the Business and Property Courts in Manchester in any correspondence about the case, together with company number 14016694.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chef Lab Ltd in administration?
The most recent insolvency notice for Chef Lab Ltd (company no. 14016694) is a Appointment of administrators, published 23 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 Chef Lab Ltd's last filed accounts?
Not yet retrieved for Chef Lab Ltd at Companies House.
How many insolvency notices does Chef Lab Ltd have?
Chef Lab Ltd has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 23 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.