High Court appoints administrators to London film production company Blind Pig Limited
The High Court of Justice appointed administrators to Blind Pig Limited, a London film production company, on 14 May 2026 after nearly 18 years of trading.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
The High Court of Justice appointed administrators to Blind Pig Limited, a motion picture production company based in central London, on 14 May 2026. The appointment was recorded under court number CR-2026-003730, almost 18 years after the company was incorporated on 8 August 2008.
Blind Pig Limited is registered at 19-21 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JE. Its Companies House filing describes its trade as motion picture production activities, and its most recent accounts were made up to 29 February 2024.
The administrators
The notice published in the London Gazette on 21 May 2026 does not name the appointed administrators or their firm. No additional contact details for the administration are recorded in the filing.
The directors
Three directors were in post at the time of the appointment. Dave Cadle and Dionne Reynolds were both appointed on 16 November 2022, and David John Smith has served as a director since incorporation on 8 August 2008. Gerard Joseph McCormack served as a director from 9 August 2011 but resigned on 1 January 2014 and held no role at the time of the appointment.
For creditors and customers
Administration is a formal insolvency process in which licensed insolvency practitioners take control of a company to attempt to rescue it, sell it as a going concern, or realise its assets for creditors. Once administrators are in place, they issue statutory communications and payment instructions to known creditors.
Creditors wishing to record amounts owed do so by submitting a proof of debt, the formal claim form used in UK insolvency proceedings to set out the sum a creditor says is outstanding.
From the moment of appointment, a moratorium under Schedule B1, paragraph 43 of the Insolvency Act 1986 takes effect. This pauses most creditor enforcement action, so creditors generally cannot start or continue court proceedings against the company without the court's permission.
Customers holding paid-but-undelivered contracts, deposits or other prepayments rank as unsecured creditors in the administration. That places them behind any secured and preferential creditors in the order of distribution.
Employee claims for unpaid wages, notice pay and statutory redundancy are treated as preferential or unsecured debts depending on their nature. The Redundancy Payments Service, operated by the Insolvency Service, handles statutory redundancy payments where an employer cannot meet them and processes claims submitted through the administration.
No secured charges are registered against Blind Pig Limited at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Blind Pig Limited?
You are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The administrators will write to known creditors in due course with a proof-of-debt form and timetable for the first meeting. Until that letter arrives, no formal action is required from you. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Blind Pig Limited?
Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service if the company is unable to pay. The administrators will normally coordinate the RP1 claim with the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Blind Pig Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits typically rank as unsecured creditors. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Blind Pig Limited?
Watch for Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 if you intend to keep trading under a similar name in a successor company. The rule prohibits a director of a liquidated company from being involved in another company using the same or a similar name for five years, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. Read more about Section 216.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Administrators)
- Companies House record 06668069
- Court: High Court of Justice
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