# Tuffnells Parcels Express Limited (00319964)

> Why UK company 00319964 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00319964

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2023-06-12
- **Administrators:** Howard Smith, Richard John Harrison
- **Administrators' firm:** Interpath Advisory
- **Formerly:** Tuffnells of Sheffield Limited
- **Incorporated:** 1936-10-26
- **Location:** Manchester
- **Industry:** 49410 Freight transport by road

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Sustained trading losses
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Rising costs / inflation
- Supply chain disruption
- Competition / price pressure

## From the administrators' statement

Tuffnells was founded in 1913 by Harold James Tuffnell when he started to deliver parcels via a horse and cart. The Company was subsequently incorporated on 26 October 1936 along with its’ parent Company, Tuffnells Holdings Limited (which is not subject to this administration process).

Prior to the appointment of the Joint Administrators, the Company operated as a leading

distributor of mixed freight and was a specialist in handling items of irregular dimension

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00319964/filing-history/MzM4NTY4ODQ2NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00319964

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