# Joseph Rhodes Limited (00063294)

> Why UK company 00063294 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00063294

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2016-08-23
- **Administrators:** Peter David Dickens, Toby Scott Underwood
- **Administrators' firm:** PwC
- **Formerly:** Joseph Rhodes & Sons Limited
- **Incorporated:** 1899-08-12
- **Location:** Leeds
- **Industry:** 28410 Manufacture of metal forming machinery

## Why it went into administration

- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses

## From the administrators' statement

summary of what we’ve done so far Background

The Companies were incorporated on 12 August 1899 and 3 August 1927 respectively S&C was a wholly owned subsidiary of JRL and they both formed part of ‘Group Rhodes’, a corporate structure containing 18 companies

The Companies were involved in manufacturing plant and machinery for a range of industries including aerospace, automotive, defence and construction JRL performed long term plant contracts whereas S&C’s activities were smaller scale machining projects

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00063294/filing-history/MzE2MTA2MTMwN2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00063294

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