H.E. Simm & SON Limited (00310690): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-09-08
- Administrators
- Richard Hough, Patrick Alexander Lannagan
- Administrators' firm
- Mazars
- Incorporated
- 1936-02-21
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 43210 Electrical installation
Why it went into administration
- Supply chain disruption
- Sustained trading losses
- COVID-19
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Credit insurance / supplier credit withdrawn
From the administrators' statement
GEO Hockenhull Limited was established in February 1936 by George and James Hockenhull as decorators, paper hangers, sanitary engineers and plumbers. In 1948, with the help of a loan from his father, Ernie Simm acquired the business. In October 1951, he renamed it H.E. Simm & Son Limited operating from premises at 10 Prescot Road, Liverpool.
In its early years, the business focused on small painting and plumbing contracts across Liverpool. By the mid-1960s, Ernie was joined by his sons Lawrence and Graham (with Grahams wife Jean), followed in 1975 by his youngest son, Tony.
The Company’s first major breakthrough came in 1974 with the Park Lane Special Hospital project, which extended over ten years and grew from an initial contract value of £98,000 to £1.1m. This marked the beginning of the Company’s reputation for delivering large, complex projects.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-10-09) · Companies House register