JAM B Realisations Limited (00176533): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2018-08-10
- Administrators' firm
- EY
- Formerly
- James Beattie Limited; James Beattie Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1921-08-30
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 47190 Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company traded as House of Fraser (‘HOF’), a premium fashion, home and beauty retailer which was founded in 1849. HOF operated 58 department stores in the United Kingdom and one in the Republic of treland, and is one of the largest traditional department store retailers in the UK.
The Company, House of Fraser (Stores) Limited (‘'HOFS') and House of Fraser Limited (HOFL) were subsidiaries of House of Fraser (UK & lreland) Limited involved in the trading of HOF.
• HOFS was the Group’s principal trading entity, and held the leases to 44 of the department stores and the majority of key contracts;
Administrators' statement of proposals (2018-08-31) · Companies House register