Kings Colleges Ltd (01016132): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-04-09
- Administrators
- David Birne, Stephen Mark Katz
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Kings School of English (Tuition) Limited
- Incorporated
- 1971-06-30
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 85310 General secondary education
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Regulatory change or action
- Weather / natural events
From the administrators' statement
Our proposals for achieving the purpose of the administration which will be sent to creditors as soon as reasonably practicable will provide detailed information in relation to the Companies. The following background information is provided to assist creditors who may have limited knowledge of each of the Companies and its affairs to better understand the reasons for the pre-packaged sale.
The Prime Group consists of the Companies listed above (but doesn’t include United Language Schools Limited which went into liquidation on 2 April 2026) and traded as an established and highly respected operator within the international education sector. The Companies specialised in academic and language pathways for international students to many of the world’s leading universities. The Prime Group was headquartered in Brighton and delivered services across the UK and USA.
The Prime Group traded from various premises at the following locations : The Old Market Unit N2, Upper Market Street, Hove, England, BN3 1AS 222 Malmesbury Park Road & 4 St Leonards Road Bournemouth BH8 8PR 1st and 2nd Floors The Post Office, Post Office Road, Bournemouth 51 and 58 Braidley Road, Bournemouth, Dorset 119-131 London Road Brighton - Pavilion Point 27-33 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB - 14a-16 Oxford Place, Brighton, BN1 4LD South Block, Chapel Street, Oxford, OX4 1XL (Wavy Gate) 78 and 80 Chiswell Road, Oxford 15 Stanley Road, OX4 1QY 1st. - 3rd. Floors, 3, Alfred Street, OX1 4H (Alfred St) Kings School of Art and Design -109-110a High Street, Oxford St Michael's -50 New Inn Hall & 21 St Michael's St, Oxford Pearl Assurance House, 319 Batlards Lane, London, N12 8LY
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-07-27) · Companies House register