J A Brooks & Co Limited (00473775): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2016-03-21
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Batty
- Incorporated
- 1949-10-11
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 43220 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Why it went into administration
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
From the administrators' statement
The Company was started in 1925 by James Brooks, who was a Journeyman plumber, practicing his trade around London under the name J A Brooks & Co (Sanitary Engineers) The Company was incorporated on 11 October 1949 and was initially Funded from the director's personal funds and has been self-funded throughout tts trading period
The Company was specifically was set up to provide plumbing services to the commercial, industrial, retail, lersure & health care sectors in and around the South of England area
James Brooks and Helen Brooks resigned as directors in May 2001 and Betty Brooks resigned in March 1998 Gary Cooper and Terrence Edmonds were appointed as directors in April 1992 and Anthany Drake was later appointed as director in April 2002
Administrators' statement of proposals (2016-04-28) · Companies House register