H.S. Pitt & Co. Limited (00211899): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-08-09
- Administrators
- Scott Christian Bevan, Simon David Chandler
- Administrators' firm
- Mazars
- Incorporated
- 1926-02-20
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 24100 Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Management failings / irregularities
From the administrators' statement
In October 2002 HLS. Pitt & Co. Ltd was acquired by Boswell Steels & Co Limited. Pitt operated as a wire drawing operation. The wire drawing operation business was sold on a number of years ago however the H.S. Pitt company name and ownership were retained by Boswell.
Manufacturing activities were split by type across the group and as such operations continued. Turnover to 30 September 2017 was £1.6m
Initial advice and meetings
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-10-10) · Companies House register