Black Leaf Build Limited files Section 216 prohibited-name notice in Leigh-on-Sea
Black Leaf Build Limited, a Leigh-on-Sea joinery contractor, has published a Rule 22.4 prohibited-name notice under Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Black Leaf Build Limited, a joinery and interior fitting contractor based in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, published a Rule 22.4 prohibited-name notice on 2 June 2026. The notice signals that the business intends to continue trading under a name connected to a previously insolvent company.
The notice appeared in the London Gazette under the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016. Under Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986, a director of a company that has gone into insolvent liquidation is barred for five years from involvement in another company using the same or a similar name, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. Rule 22.4 requires notice to creditors of the insolvent company when a director intends to rely on one of those exceptions.
The company
Black Leaf Build Limited is registered at The Old Gasworks, 43 Progress Road, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5PR. The company was incorporated on 8 January 2019 and carries out joinery installation and interior fitting work, classified under SIC code 43320. Companies House records show the company is currently active, with accounts made up to 31 January 2025.
The director
Matthew Luke Gibson has been a director of Black Leaf Build Limited since its incorporation on 8 January 2019 and is the sole officer on record. The prohibited-name notice places his name in the public domain as the individual intending to rely on the Rule 22.4 exception, permitting continued involvement with a company whose name resembles that of a previously insolvent business.
What a Section 216 notice means
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 prohibits a director of a company that has entered liquidation from involvement in another company using the same or a similar name for five years, unless a statutory exception applies. The Rule 22.4 notice route is one such exception. By giving formal notice to creditors of the insolvent company through the Gazette, a director may proceed without obtaining a court order. The notice does not indicate wrongdoing; it is a procedural compliance step.
Charges and administrators
No secured charges are registered against Black Leaf Build Limited at Companies House. No administrators have been appointed to the current company.
The Gazette notice carries reference number 5145240 and was published on 2 June 2026, with the named company taking effect from 4 June 2026 according to the notice body.
Common questions
Are you a director of the successor company?
A prohibited-name Gazette notice typically documents one of the three statutory exceptions to Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the rule against re-use of a similar name by a former director of a liquidated company). The exception is only valid if the notice meets the timing and content requirements in the relevant Rule. Read more on prohibited names.
Do you trade with the successor company?
A valid notice does not by itself revive the liabilities of the liquidated company. The successor company is a separate legal entity and the directors are personally exposed only if Section 216 is breached.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Moratoria, Prohibited Names and Other: Re-use of a Prohibited Name)
- Companies House record 11754828
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