Director resigned five weeks before XL Scaffolding fell into administration

Mike Greene resigned as a director of XL Scaffolding Limited on 7 April 2026, roughly five weeks before the Milton Keynes scaffolding contractor entered administration. The Birmingham Business and Property Courts sealed the appointment of joint administrators on 14 May 2026.

XL Scaffolding was incorporated on 5 February 2004 and is registered at 1 Radian Court, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes. It carries out other specialised construction activities under SIC code 43991. Its most recent accounts were made up to 30 November 2024.

The administrators

Mark Siddall and Colin David Wilson, both of Opus Restructuring LLP, were appointed as joint administrators. Joint administrators are two or more licensed insolvency practitioners appointed to take control of a company to try to rescue it, sell it as a going concern, or realise its assets for creditors. Siddall holds IP number 028890 and Wilson holds IP number 9478. IP numbers are the licence identifiers issued by a practitioner's recognised professional body. The appointment was made through the High Court of Justice, Insolvency and Companies List, under court reference CR-2026-000224.

The officers

Dale Joseph Somers, who has served as both director and secretary since incorporation on 5 February 2004, remained in post at the time of the administration notice. Greene was appointed director on 1 June 2024 and resigned on 7 April 2026. Samuel Barry Richardson served as director from 22 November 2021 until 2 April 2024, and Gary Francis Lawrence Robinson held the role from incorporation until 23 September 2021.

Secured lender

Aldermore Bank PLC holds an outstanding registered charge over the company, created on 11 February 2020 and delivered to Companies House on 18 February 2020. A secured creditor is one whose debt is backed by a charge over the company's assets, ranking ahead of unsecured creditors in any distribution.

For creditors, suppliers and employees

The administration process operates under Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986, which governs how the company's affairs are managed and how creditor claims are handled. A moratorium under paragraph 43 of that Act pauses most creditor enforcement action; creditors generally cannot start or continue court proceedings against the company without the court's permission.

Creditors owed money submit a proof of debt, the formal claim form evidencing the amount owed, to the administrators. Correspondence is handled through Opus Restructuring LLP at the registered address. Customers holding paid-but-undelivered orders or deposits rank as unsecured creditors, sitting behind secured and preferential creditors in any distribution of assets.

Employee claims for unpaid wages, notice pay and redundancy are treated as preferential or unsecured claims depending on their nature. The Redundancy Payments Service, operated by the Insolvency Service, exists to pay certain statutory entitlements to employees where the employer cannot meet them.