Laddie Midco Limited files notice of intention to appoint administrator at Leeds court
Laddie Midco Limited has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator at Leeds Companies Court, triggering a statutory moratorium. Full court filing and Companies House record.
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.
A notice of intention to appoint an administrator has been filed at Leeds Companies Court on behalf of Laddie Midco Limited, court records show. The filing is dated 26 May 2026 and carries case reference CR-2026-LDS-000544.
A notice of intention is a formal step that precedes the appointment of administrators. In that process, 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. Filing the notice triggers an immediate paragraph 26 moratorium, a short statutory pause that prevents most creditors from taking enforcement action while the appointment is being formalised.
The proposed appointment
Katten Muchin Rosenman UK is named in the court filing as solicitors and proposed administrators. No individual practitioners are recorded in the court listing at this stage.
The filing was made under the Companies list at Leeds, one of the regional centres that handles insolvency and company-law applications outside London.
What the notice means
A notice of intention does not place a company into administration. It is a preliminary court filing that puts creditors on notice and gives directors a short window to complete the formal appointment. The moratorium triggered under paragraph 26 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 lasts up to ten business days, though it can be extended in certain circumstances.
If administrators are duly appointed, they assume control of the company and its assets. Creditors wishing to register a claim would do so by submitting a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, once the office-holders issue their initial notice to creditors.
Company background
The Companies House register lists Laddie Midco Limited as the company subject to the filing. No trading description, registered address, officer names or financial data appear in the court record at this stage. No secured charges are registered against the company in the data available.
Further detail is expected once a formal administration appointment, if made, is advertised in the London Gazette and filed at Companies House.
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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