Laddie Bidco Limited files notice of intention to appoint administrator at Leeds court
Laddie Bidco Limited has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at Leeds Companies Court, case CR-2026-LDS-000545, filed 26 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Laddie Bidco Limited has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at the Leeds Companies Court, triggering a short statutory moratorium while formal appointment remains pending.
The filing is recorded under case number CR-2026-LDS-000545 and was made on 26 May 2026. A notice of intention is a formal court filing that precedes the appointment of an administrator. Once lodged, it activates a paragraph 26 moratorium under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the part of the Act that governs administration in England and Wales. That moratorium is a legal pause on most creditor action, giving the company a brief window before any administrator formally takes office.
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.
The proposed administrators
Katten Muchin Rosenman UK is named in the court filing as solicitors and proposed administrators. No individual practitioner names or IP numbers are recorded in the notice at this stage. The identity of any formally appointed administrator will be confirmed once appointment proceeds.
The company
Laddie Bidco Limited is a bidco vehicle, a type of acquisition holding company typically created to facilitate a leveraged buyout or structured finance transaction. The Companies House register holds further detail on the company's registered address and incorporation history. No officer names, secured charges or trading information appear in the court filing.
What happens next
The paragraph 26 moratorium triggered by the notice of intention lasts for a limited period. If the directors or the company proceed to appoint an administrator within that window, the administration will begin and the moratorium continues under Schedule B1. If no appointment is made before the moratorium expires, creditor enforcement rights revive.
No web sources relevant to this specific company were available at the time of publication. The notice is drawn from HMCTS court filings published under the Open Government Licence.
Common questions
What does a notice of intention mean for this company?
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. this company 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 this company?
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 this company?
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 this company?
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)
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