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The Old Lyric Hall LTD enters administration

Active Company no. 14839979 Incorporated May 2023 Real Estate CH postcode area

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Refuge House 33-37 Suite 4 3rd Floor, Watergate Row South, Chester, CH1 2LE

The most recent insolvency notice for The Old Lyric Hall LTD is an Appointment of administrators, published 21 September 2026 in The London Gazette. The office holders are Joe Allen; Steven Williams, appointed 15 September 2026. The case is before the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (case CR-2026-006784). Its last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2025, showed total assets of £1.5m and net assets of -£16k. 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 May 2025 · unaudited abridged accounts · unaudited · filed 15 months before the first insolvency notice

Total assets
£1.5m
Cash at bank
£35k
Net assets
-£16k
Total liabilities
£1.5m

Insolvency notices (1)

  1. FRP Advisory Trading Limited has been appointed as joint administrators of THE OLD LYRIC HALL LTD effective 15 September 2026.

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Is The Old Lyric Hall LTD in administration?

The most recent insolvency notice for The Old Lyric Hall LTD (company no. 14839979) is a Appointment of administrators, published 21 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 The Old Lyric Hall LTD's last filed accounts?

The Old Lyric Hall LTD's last accounts filed at Companies House, to 31 May 2025, showed total assets of £1.5m, cash of £35k, net assets of -£16k. For a distressed company the last filing often predates the insolvency by a year or more.

How many insolvency notices does The Old Lyric Hall LTD have?

The Old Lyric Hall LTD has 1 insolvency notice recorded in The London Gazette, the most recent being a Appointment of administrators on 21 September 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.