SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED
Company overview
- Incorporation date
- 17 August 1946
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Jurisdiction
- England/Wales
- Can file
- Yes
The company's assets
Any sale of this company's assets, including an auction, is arranged by the insolvency practitioner handling the case, as named in its Gazette notices.
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Richard Keley
BM Advisory
Insolvency notices
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20 August 2026
Appointment of Administrators
Richard Keley, BM Advisory
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5 October 2026
Meetings of Creditors
Richard Keley, BM Advisory
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Contains data from The Gazette, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What the records show
SOMPTING ABBOTTS SCHOOL LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 17 August 1946, with its registered office in Crawley. Companies House lists its business as primary education. Its most recent accounts were made up to 31 August 2025.
On 20 August 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Appointment of Administrators”, naming Richard Keley of BM Advisory. On 5 October 2026 The Gazette published a notice headed “Meetings of Creditors”.
In the 12 months before its first insolvency notice, Companies House recorded 1 director leaving (latest 26 January 2026), 2 directors appointed and accounts filed on 3 March 2026. None of its registered charges is outstanding. It has 3 serving directors.
An administrator's first aim, under the Insolvency Act 1986, is rescuing the company as a going concern; if that is not reasonably practicable, a better result for creditors than an immediate winding-up; and failing both, realising property to pay secured or preferential creditors. Source
Drawn only from the company's Gazette notices and its Companies House record. It records what was filed and published, not why.
Registered office address
Arundel House 1 Amberley Court, Whitworth Road, Crawley, RH11 7XL
Industry classification (SIC codes)
Officers & directors (8)
EHSSANI, Saied
Director
Appointed: 9 April 2026
SINCLAIR, David Algar
Director
Appointed: N/A
WILLIAMSON, Annette
Director
Appointed: 9 April 2026
SINCLAIR, Patricia Margaret
Secretary
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 24 January 2026
SINCLAIR, Nigel Algar
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 6 July 1995
SINCLAIR, Patricia Margaret
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 24 January 2026
SINCLAIR, Ruth Ann
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 21 May 2025
SINCLAIR, Timothy Robert
Director
Appointed: N/A • Resigned: 10 October 2012
Recent filing history (108)
Statement of administrator's proposal
Insolvency • Form AM03
Registered office address changed from Sompting Abbotts School Ltd Church Lane Sompting Lancing BN15 0AZ England to Arundel House 1 Amberley Court Whitworth Road Crawley RH11 7XL on 27 August 2026
Address • Form AD01
Appointment of an administrator
Insolvency • Form AM01
Appointment of Mr Saied Ehssani as a director on 9 April 2026
Officers • Form AP01
Appointment of Ms Annette Williamson as a director on 9 April 2026
Officers • Form AP01
Confirmation statement made on 21 February 2026 with updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2025
Accounts • Form AA
Termination of appointment of Patricia Margaret Sinclair as a director on 24 January 2026
Officers • Form TM01
Termination of appointment of Patricia Margaret Sinclair as a secretary on 24 January 2026
Officers • Form TM02
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2024
Accounts • Form AA
Termination of appointment of Ruth Ann Sinclair as a director on 21 May 2025
Officers • Form TM01
Confirmation statement made on 21 February 2025 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Confirmation statement made on 21 February 2024 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2023
Accounts • Form AA
Confirmation statement made on 21 February 2023 with no updates
Confirmation statement • Form CS01
Persons with significant control (2)
Mrs Anna Mercedes Sinclair
Individual
Notified: 19 January 2017
Mr David Algar Sinclair
Individual
Notified: 19 January 2017
Charges & mortgages (2)
Fixed and floating charge
Midland Bank PLC
Created: 5 December 1994 • Delivered: 9 December 1994
Mortgage
Midland Bank LTD
Created: 16 April 1976 • Delivered: 28 April 1976
Insolvency history
In administration
Administration started: 13 August 2026
Practitioners:
Andrew James Pear - Arundel House 1 Amberley Court
Richard Keley - Arundel House 1 Amberley Court
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Accounts
Next due: 31 May 2027
Confirmation statement
Next due: 7 March 2027