Burnden Leisure Limited (00335699): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-05-13
- Formerly
- Burnden Leisure PLC; Mosaic Investments PLC; Press Tools PLC
- Incorporated
- 1938-01-11
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 93110 Operation of sports facilities
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Rising costs / inflation
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 11 January 1938 as a special purpose vehicle to hold the shares in BWFC and, therefore, does not trade per se.
BWEC is a professional association football club and plays its home games at University Of Bolton Stadium, Burnden Way, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 6JW. The Stadium serves as the trading address and registered office for the Company.
BWFC was founded in 1874 and is one of England’s longest-standing professional association football clubs, having been among the twelve founding members of the EFL from its establishment. The Club competed in the EFL Championship in the 2018/19 season and is a familiar name to fans of the Premier League having competed in the England’s first-tier league between the years 2001 and 2012. In its history, the Club has featured in the highest divisions of English football for a total of 73 seasons. 3.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-07-24) · Companies House register