Lansdowne Care Services Limited (07961457): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-11-05
- Administrators
- Paul Steven Cooper, Paul Robert Appleton, Stephen Mark Katz
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Incorporated
- 2012-02-23
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 87200 Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Regulatory change or action
- Management failings / irregularities
- Creditor pressure / legal action
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 23 February 2012 to operate residential and day-care services across Bedfordshire and Luton, providing essential care to individuals with mental health needs and severe learning difficulties. The Company operates from leased properties and employs approximately 73 members of staff across multiple sites, with further support provided by agency workers. Its services form part of a wider care group structure involving Lightsky Group Limited (“LGL”) and Lightsky Ireland, with LGL being the Company's sole shareholder. It should be noted that Paul Cooper and Paul Appleton are the Joint Administrators of LGL. LGL was placed into Administration on 19 May 2025 and is currently being traded by the Administrators.
Over recent months the Company has come under significant financial strain as a result of HM Revenue & Customs’ (“HMRC”) investigation into LGL’s historic tax affairs. That investigation was triggered by the discovery of substantial misappropriation of funds by a former director and shareholder of LGL, which resulted in LGL filing revised tax returns.
As part of this correction process HMRC determined that group loss relief previously surrendered by LGL to LCS had been incorrectly applied, resulting in a substantial corporation tax liability crystallising against LCS. This liability rendered the Company cash flow insolvent and, given the minimal asset base held directly by LCS, balance sheet insolvent too. The Company owns only goodwill, beds, furniture and limited fixtures and fittings of low realisable value.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-01-12) · Companies House register