Mersey View Pleasure Grounds Limited (00376141): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-03-17
- Administrators
- Lisa Marie Moxon, Christopher Benjamin Barrett
- Administrators' firm
- Dow Schofield Watts
- Incorporated
- 1942-09-17
- Location
- Warrington
- Industry
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Property / lease costs
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Sustained trading losses
- Weak consumer demand
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 17 September 1942 and originally operated as a live music and entertainment venue located ona freehold 7-acre site in Frodsham. In 1988, the Forest Hills Hotel was built alongside the music venue. The hotel offered 58 bedrooms with conference and leisure facilities and traded under a brand agreement with Best Western.
In 2020, trading performance was severely impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic due to the UK government lock down and associated restrictions. The accounts for the year ended 28 February 2021 report a significantly reduced turnover of £519,146 and a loss of £440,076 was incurred. The business struggled to revert to pre-covid pandemic occupation levels, resulting in cash flow difficulties and shortages in working capital to maintain the hotel and grounds.
Trading has remained difficult for the business due to the economic challenges that the hospitality sector has faced in recent years. Consumer spending has decreased which, coupled with an increase in operating costs including rises in national minimum wage, national insurance, utilities and business rates has eroded profit margins.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-05-21) · Companies House register