Yeovil County Court issues administration order for deceased debtor Stephen Antony Jacques Niel-Mee
An administration order has been issued by Yeovil County Court concerning the deceased debtor Stephen Antony Jacques Niel-Mee. Carol Ann Butler is the appointed office holder.
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Administration order issued for Stephen Antony Jacques Niel-Mee
Yeovil County Court has issued an administration order regarding the deceased debtor Stephen Antony Jacques Niel-Mee. The order was made in 2014 and appeared in The Gazette on 12 May 2014. The court case number is 52 of 2014.
Stephen Antony Jacques Niel-Mee was born on 4 April 1950. He previously lived at Bergerie, St Leonards Road, Beaulieu, Hampshire, SO42 7XF.
Appointed office holder
Carol Ann Butler is the office holder for this administration order. No IP number was provided for Ms Butler in the official notice.
Administration orders
An administration order is a court instruction to manage a deceased person's estate under the rules for insolvent estates. This happens when the liabilities of the deceased person are higher than their assets. The process allows for the distribution of assets to creditors.
An office holder like Carol Ann Butler manages the estate in these circumstances. The role involves finding and collecting all estate assets and checking creditor claims. The office holder then pays out available funds based on the legal priorities for insolvent estates. This process is intended to treat creditors fairly and settle the estate under the supervision of the court.
Common questions
Are you owed money by this company?
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 this company?
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 this company?
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 this company?
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 Administration Orders)
- Court: Yeovil County Court, case 52
- Editorial standards: how we source and review; five-pass pipeline.
