Other Notices

Please find below details of Other Notices relating to Mable.

Following the Joint Administrators' announcement that they intend to apply for discharge of liability, the Joint Administrators filed the Second Witness Statement of Alison Grant in support of their application to the High Court for discharge of liability, on 4 March 2025.

The hearing is listed before Justice Hildyard at the High Court on 12 March 2025, at 10:30am.

The Joint Administrators will continue to publish updates on the progress of the discharge application as appropriate.

If you have any questions, please contact the Joint Administrators at General queries: generalqueries@lbia-eu.com.

The Administrators are pleased to report that following significant progress made in the Administration, the Administration is at a stage where it is ready to be brought to an end.

The Administrators accordingly intend to apply to the English Court pursuant to paragraph 98 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 for a discharge of liability in respect of their actions taken as the Company’s Administrators such that the discharge takes effect 28 days following the conclusion of the Administration (“Application”).

The Application has been listed for hearing in a 3 day window from 10 March 2025 at the High Court (Chancery Division). Assuming that such an order is granted the Administrators propose to bring the Administration to an end before 23 March 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact the Administrators at General queries: generalqueries@lbia-eu.com.

Following an application to the High Court of Justice an Order has been granted permitting the Joint Administrators to make distributions to unsecured, non-preferential creditors of the Company, pursuant to Paragraph 65(3) of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Mable became a distributing administration on 24 June 2013, and now has a formal legal process for agreeing creditors’ claims. The Administrators have provided a Mable Statement of Claim form which can be downloaded here. The Administrators request that all claimants use this form for consistency, and all claims should be submitted with full supporting documentation. Please execute your Statement of Claim, upload as a PDF and email to the following address: generalqueries@lbia-eu.com.

Extension of Term of Administration to 30 November 2025

On 1 November 2022, the Administrators made an application to the UK High Court to extend the administration for a further 3 years to 30 November 2025, to allow time to resolve outstanding matters as set out in the twenty-eighth progress report. Following an application to Court, an Order was granted by the Court extending the Administrators' term to office to 30 November 2025.

Should you have any queries regarding this update, please contact generalqueries@lbia-eu.com.

On 4 November 2016, the Joint Administrators of Mable were granted a six year extension to their term of office expiring 30 November 2022, pursuant to paragraph 76(2)(a) of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

Should you have any queries regarding this update, please contact Alison Lieberman at generalqueries@lbia-eu.com.

Contacts

Alison Campbell Grant, David James Kelly, Dan Yoram Schwarzmann, Edward John Macnamara and Gillian Eleanor Bruce are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  The Joint Administrators are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-practitioner-code-of-ethics

The Joint Administrators may act as controllers of personal data, as defined by the UK data protection law, depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may act as a processor on the instructions of the Joint Administrators. Personal data will be kept secure and processed only for matters relating to the Joint Administrators' appointment. Further details are available in the privacy statement on the  PwC.co.uk  website or by contacting the Joint Administrators. 

Mable Commercial Funding Limited is registered in England and Wales with registered no. 02682316. 

VAT registration no. 446 9315 28 

The Administrators are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics which can be found here.

Contact us

Alison Grant

Alison Grant

Director, PwC United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)20 7804 7933

David Kelly

David Kelly

Restructuring and Insolvency Partner, UK Head of Insolvency, PwC United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)7974 332659

Dan Schwarzmann

Dan Schwarzmann

Head of Market Initiatives and Non-Executive Director Programme Chair, PwC United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)7778 211066

Ed  Macnamara

Ed Macnamara

Partner, Head of Restructuring, PwC United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)7739 873104

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