Tue, 10 Feb 2026 | ADMINISTRATION
Since our last update, the following businesses have been confirmed as having fallen into administration. All dates indicate when the administration was announced and not necessarily the dates on which administrators were appointed.
Checkfer Limited – February 3
Checkfer Limited, a Bletchley-based software developer creating order and payment solutions, fell into administration last month, with Lisa Alford and Chris Parkman of Purnells appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to December 31 2024, the company’s fixed assets were valued at around £215,000 and current assets at approximately £3.4 million. However, its net liabilities at the time amounted to slightly under £3 million.
Darlington House Hotels Limited – February 4
Darlington House Hotels Limited, a Cowes-based real estate business, fell into administration last month, with Jo Watts and Andrew McTear of McTear Williams & Wood appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to June 30 2024, the company’s fixed assets were valued at £883,486 and current assets at £1.3 million, while total net assets amounted to around £877,000.
LNC Property Development Limited – February 4
LNC Property Development Limited, a Chesterfield-based specialist in care home construction and refurbishment, fell into administration last month, with Raj Mittal and Benjamin Jones of FRP Advisory appointed as joint administrators.
The collapse of the company, which was serving as principal contractor on a number of ongoing, high-profile developments, reportedly followed a period of significant economic pressure in the construction sector, linked to rapid cost inflation and high interest rates.
In accounts for the year to March 31 2025, the company’s fixed assets were valued at slightly over £486,000 and current assets at £6.8 million, while net assets amounted to approximately £1 million.
Jolliffe-Hepburn Limited – February 4
Jolliffe-Hepburn Limited, a supplier of steel products to the energy and construction sectors, fell into administration in late January, with Mike Dillon and Andrew Poxon of Leonard Curtis appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year ending December 31 2024, the company’s assets were valued at approximately £1 million, while net assets amounted to slightly over £177,000.
Senapt Limited – February 4
Senapt Limited, an electricity and energy provider based in Basingstoke, fell into administration late last month, with Marco Piacquadio and Rachel Ennis of FTS Recovery appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to December 31 2023, the company reported turnover of £66.1 million, up from £31.4 million a year earlier, while operating profits soared from £1.5 million to £9.1 million.
Its fixed assets at the time were valued at £1.3 million and current assets at approximately £31.9 million, with net assets totalling £7.9 million.
Despite these results, the group said at the time that, subsequent to the end of the financial year, it had faced “acute cash flow pressures” amid heightened volatility in wholesale energy markets, particularly during the winter of 2024.
According to directors, temporary delays in settling industry-related obligations led to a number of counterparties escalating outstanding payment concerns to energy regulator OFGEM. As a result, the regulator issued a provisional order in respect to key group subsidiary Tomato Energy Limited, requiring it to pause all new customer acquisition and growth activities pending the conclusion of a review and the implementation of remedial actions.
Tomato Energy collapsed and ceased trading in November 2025, with British Gas stepping in to protect the company’s more than 700,000 customers.
South Coast Insulation Services Limited – February 4
South Coast Insulation Services Limited, a home insulation services firm based in Fareham, fell into administration last week, with Rachel Wilkinson, Adam Serres and Mark Banfield of PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to March 31 2024, the company reported turnover of £36 million, up from £21.8 million a year earlier, but saw operating profits drop from £2.7 million to £1.7 million.
At the time, its fixed assets were valued at £2.8 million and current assets at £16.3 million, with net assets totalling £11.5 million.
Chatsworth Row Limited – February 4
Chatsworth Row Limited, a real estate company based in Eastbourne, fell into administration last week, with Edward Avery-Gee and Nick Brierley of CG & Co appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to March 31 2025, the company’s fixed assets were valued at £6.9 million and current assets at around £49,000, with net assets totalling £146,749.
Guys Eating Establishment Limited – February 5
Guys Eating Establishment Limited, a restaurant business based in Preston, fell into administration last week, with Lila Thomas and Jessica Leeming of FRP Advisory appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to July 30 2023, the company’s turnover stood at around £5 million, down from £5.6 million a year earlier, while it fell from an operating profit of approximately £241,000 to a loss of slightly over £144,000.
Century Capital Partners Limited – February 5
Century Capital Partners Limited, a short-term mortgage lender in the specialty property finance space, fell into administration in late January, with Damian Webb, Glen Carter and James Dowers of RSM appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to December 31 2024, the company reported turnover of around £29 million, up from approximately £23.9 million a year earlier, but operating profits dipped from £3.5 million to £2.7 million.
Its fixed assets were valued at £1.7 million and current assets at approximately £145.7 million, while net assets totalled £3.1 million.
M.P.M. Consumer Products Limited – February 6
M.P.M. Consumers Products Limited, a Manchester-based manufacturer and supplier of household products, fell into administration last month, appointing Mike Dillon and Andrew Knowles of Leonard Curtis as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to December 31 2024, the company’s fixed assets were valued at £651,534 and current assets at approximately £4.8 million, with net assets totalling £341,210.
Uni Realisations 2026 Limited – February 6
Uni Realisations 2026 Limited, a Swansea-based engineering consultancy formerly trading as Unit Engineers & Constructors Limited, fell into administration last month, with Julie Palmer and Andrew Hook of Begbies Traynor appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to December 31 2023, the company, a subsidiary of Unitbirwelco Limited, had fixed assets valued at around £176,000 and current assets at £3.5 million. However, its net liabilities totalled approximately £304,000.
SG UK International Limited – February 6
SG UK International Limited, a textile designer based in Blackburn, fell into administration in January, with Steve Kenny and Richard Cole of KBL Advisory appointed as joint administrators.
In accounts for the year to June 30 2023, the company fixed assets were valued at approximately £190,000 and current assets at £13.7 million, with net assets amounting to just under £385,000.
Orion Retail Limited, Tarak International Limited and Zandra Systems Limited – February 9
Orion Retail Limited, Tarak International Limited and Zandra Systems Limited, companies comprising high street retailer Quiz Clothing, fell into administration last week, with Geoff Jacobs and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath Advisory appointed as joint administrators.
Quiz, which operated from 40 UK stores, seven concessions in the Republic of Ireland and online, had faced challenging trading conditions over the past year, like much of the UK retail sector.
While sales had been strong through to the end of September 2025, the company was said to have experienced a disappointing Christmas period, with online and in-store sales both falling below expectations.
Despite efforts to secure the future of the business, directors could not find a solvent solution, resulting in the appointment of the joint administrators. The joint administrators plan to trade the stores and concessions as a going concern while assessing options, but Quiz’s online store has closed.
In accounts for the year to March 31 2024, Tarak International Limited reported turnover of £38.2 million, down from £42.2 million a year earlier, while pre-tax profits fell from £1.7 million to £352,000. Fixed assets were valued at £808,000 and current assets at approximately £9 million, while net assets amounted to approximately £3.5 million.
Orion Retail Limited was incorporated in January 2025 and is yet to file accounts at Companies House, while Zandra Systems Limited has been filing dormant company accounts since 2021.
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