# Babylon Health: U.K. holding company entered administration

Babylon Holdings Limited; event concerns Babylon Group Holdings Limited · United Kingdom · Digital healthcare

Evidence reviewed Oct 26, 2026. Historical event record.

Babylon's U.K. holding company entered administration in August 2023. The U.K. healthcare business and selected assets were acquired by eMed, which said that patient services would continue.

## Historical private valuation

$1.5bn pre-money · Aug 2, 2019

Vostok New Ventures' 2019 annual report identifies a completed $400m first closing on August 2, 2019 at $1.5bn pre-money. This avoids treating a proposed final-round amount or later SPAC value as the benchmark.

[Vostok New Ventures](https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/e7347f33-4bde-4858-842b-0c373ce31297)

## Documented event

U.K. holding company entered administration · Aug 30, 2023

No transaction price shown. Official appointment date for administrators to Babylon Group Holdings Limited, rather than a claim that all Babylon services ended.

[The Gazette](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4435760)

## What changed

The historical private benchmark predates Babylon's public listing. The insolvency notice concerns Babylon Group Holdings Limited, company 14707874, while eMed's announcement identifies the U.K. healthcare company and selected assets. It was not a purchase of the whole global group.

## Timeline

### Aug 2, 2019 — Private round first closing

An investor's annual report confirms the completed first close and $1.5bn pre-money valuation.

[Vostok New Ventures](https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/e7347f33-4bde-4858-842b-0c373ce31297)

### Aug 30, 2023 — Administrators appointed

The Gazette records the appointment for the U.K. holding company.

[The Gazette](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4435760)

### Oct 19, 2023 — Buyer confirmed U.K. continuation

eMed announced the acquisition of Babylon Healthcare Services Limited and specific assets of two related companies, with continuity of clinical services.

[eMed Healthcare UK via PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/emed-healthcare-uk-promises-continuity-and-expansion-following-successful-acquisition-of-babylon---marking-a-new-era-for-digital-first-primary-care-in-the-uk-301962293.html)

## Sources

- [Vostok New Ventures Ltd Annual Report 2019, Babylon investment notes](https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/e7347f33-4bde-4858-842b-0c373ce31297) — Vostok New Ventures; publication date not stated; accessed Oct 26, 2026; primary source.

- [Appointment of Administrators: Babylon Group Holdings Limited](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4435760) — The Gazette; published Sep 6, 2023; accessed Oct 26, 2026; primary source.

- [eMed Healthcare UK promises continuity and expansion following successful acquisition of Babylon](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/emed-healthcare-uk-promises-continuity-and-expansion-following-successful-acquisition-of-babylon---marking-a-new-era-for-digital-first-primary-care-in-the-uk-301962293.html) — eMed Healthcare UK via PR Newswire; published Oct 19, 2023; accessed Oct 26, 2026; primary source.

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