Weeding Technologies Limited files notice of intention to appoint administrator at Birmingham court
Weeding Technologies Limited has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at Birmingham Companies Court, with Leonard Curtis named as proposed administrator. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Leonard Curtis has been named as proposed administrator after Weeding Technologies Limited filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at Birmingham Companies Court on 26 May 2026, under case reference CR-2026-BHM-000256.
A notice of intention to appoint an administrator is a formal step taken by a company's directors before a full administration appointment is made. Administration is a formal insolvency process in which licensed insolvency practitioners take control of a company to try to rescue it, sell it as a going concern, or realise its assets for creditors. The filing triggers a paragraph 26 moratorium, a legal pause on most creditor action that comes into force automatically once a notice of intention is lodged with the court, giving the company breathing space while the appointment is prepared.
The company
Weeding Technologies Limited is registered at Unit 3 Triangle Business Centre, Fortune Way, London, NW10 6UF. Companies House records show it was incorporated on 23 March 2011. Its registered SIC codes cover the manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery, the manufacture of other special-purpose machinery, and specialised cleaning activities.
The company's last accounts were made up to 30 December 2024 and were filed as total-exemption-full accounts, a format available to small companies.
The proposed administrator
Leonard Curtis is named in the court filing as proposed administrator. No IP number was included in the notice.
The directors
Four directors currently hold office. Dr Robert Dean Wylie has served since 12 August 2013. Leo Patrick de Montaignac has been a director since 14 October 2014. LCIF Representatives Limited, a corporate director, was appointed on 1 December 2023. Michael Leslie Hutchinson was appointed on 12 December 2023.
Secured charges
Two outstanding registered charges appear on the Companies House record. Hutchinson Group Limited holds a charge created and delivered on 12 December 2023. David John Campbell holds a second charge, created on 18 July 2023 and delivered on 23 July 2023. Neither charge holder is recorded as a related party to the company.
Common questions
What does a notice of intention mean for Weeding Technologies Limited?
The company's directors (or a qualifying floating-charge holder) have filed at court a notice of intention to appoint administrators under paragraph 26 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986. Weeding Technologies Limited is NOT yet in administration. A 10-business-day moratorium is in force during which most creditor enforcement is paused while the proposed administrators decide whether to formally accept the appointment. The matter may not progress to a formal administration appointment at all.
Are you owed money by Weeding Technologies Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in an administration; the company is still trading subject to the moratorium. Most enforcement action -- including the issue or continuation of legal proceedings -- requires the court's permission while the moratorium is in force. If the appointment is formalised, you will become an unsecured creditor (unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title) and the appointed administrators will write to you with a proof-of-debt form. Read more about proof of debt.
Did you work at Weeding Technologies Limited?
A notice of intention does not by itself terminate your employment. The company continues to trade through the moratorium and your wages should continue to be paid. If the company subsequently enters administration, your employment status will depend on the administrators' actions (continued trading vs. business sale vs. wind-down). Statutory claims from the Redundancy Payments Service become available only on actual insolvency.
Are you a director of a company connected to Weeding Technologies Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 has not yet engaged -- it applies on actual liquidation, not on a notice of intention. If the company subsequently enters administration and is later wound up, the five-year restriction on similar names may apply at that point.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Application - Notice of Intention to appoint an administrator)
- Companies House record 07575896
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