# Ellesmere Engineering Co.Limited (00511468)

> Why UK company 00511468 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00511468

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2018-03-23
- **Administrators:** Craig Johns, Jason Mark Elliott, Nick Brierley
- **Administrators' firm:** Cowgill Holloway Business Recovery
- **Incorporated:** 1952-09-17
- **Location:** Bolton
- **Industry:** 43220 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
- Bad debts / customer insolvency

## From the administrators' statement

The business was established in 1945 and operated as a HVAC contractor, specialising in the design, installation, commission, service and maintenance of commercial heating, cooling, ventilation and air-conditioning systems

and equipment.

It had a long-standing customer base comprising of local authorities, schools and colleges, leisure facilities, private customers and building contractors. There were two main departments to the business; Contracting, which was responsible for carrying out the major works and contributed to approximately 75% of turnover, and Service and Maintenance, which carries out minor works and service contracts for clients, contributing to approximately 25% of turnover.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00511468/filing-history/MzIwMjc1MjMxMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00511468

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