Martin Cowman Limited (00418670): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2023-07-27
- Administrators' firm
- FRP Advisory
- Formerly
- K.Cowman Limited
- Incorporated
- 1946-09-04
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 42990 Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
From the administrators' statement
The Company was originally incorporated on 4 September 1946, providing specialist road surfacing services to both residential and commercial customers across the East Midlands.
Peter Luckhurst was appointed as Director of the Company on 14 March 2001 and Tracey Luckhurst was appointed as Company Secretary on 1 January 2005. The Company has been wholly owned by its parent, Uroc Limited since 6 April 2016. Peter Luckhurst is also Director and 50% shareholder of the parent company together with Tracey Luckhurst.
Cowman Civils Limited, a civil engineering contractor, is a sister company and traded with MCL. It is also ultimately owned by Uroc Limited.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2023-09-26) · Companies House register