On 4 May 2021 KPMG LLP sold its UK Restructuring business to Interpath Ltd (trading as Interpath Advisory), a newly-formed company which is backed by H.I.G. Europe, the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC. The office holders mentioned below have transferred from KPMG to Interpath Advisory and remain in office. Further details of the sale are available on the KPMG website here.

Birley Manufacturing Limited – in Administration

Howard Smith and David Costley-Wood were appointed Joint Administrators of Birley Manufacturing Limited – in Administration (the ‘Company’) on 18 November 2019. Following David Costley-Wood’s resignation, James Lumb was appointed Joint Administrator by Order of Court with effect from 18 March 2021.

Statutory notices and reports

SIP 16 Memorandum 
Letter to creditors notifying of appointment 
Notice of appointment 
Notice to creditors of right to elect to opt-out 
Notice to creditors of right to revoke opt-out 
Letter to creditors enclosing proposals 
Joint Administrators’ Proposals 
Notice of conduct of business by correspondence 
Creditors' request for a physical meeting 
Notice of Creditors' Decision 
Sealed Court Order 
Letter to creditors enclosing Notice of Seeking Decision by Correspondence 
Notice of Seeking Decision by Correspondence 
Notice of creditors’ decision on Administrators’ Proposals 
1st Progress Report 
Letter to creditors, first progress report 
Letter to creditors enclosing deemed consent notice 
Notice of seeking decision of creditors by deemed consent 
Notice of Extension 
Letter to creditors notifying of extension 
Letter to creditors, second progress report 
2nd Progress Report 
Letter to creditors, third progress report 
3rd Progress Report 
Letter to creditors, final progress report 
Final progress report 
AM23 Notice of movement from administration to dissolution 
AM10 Notice of progress report 

How to submit a claim

If you have amounts due to you from the Company as at the date of appointment, you can register a claim by completing a proof of debt form.

Please send your completed proof of debt form, together with supporting documentation, by email to the case contact or by post to:

Birley Manufacturing Limited – in Administration
C/o Interpath Advisory
5th Floor
130 St Vincent Street
Glasgow G2 5HF

Supporting documentation for your claim includes invoices, statements of account, proofs of delivery, contracts or any other relevant information.

Howard Smith and James Ronald Alexander Lumb are authorised to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

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Francesca Lundie
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Lara Lilley
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