# Griffin Bros (Dudley)Limited (00625177)

> Why UK company 00625177 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00625177

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2012-01-17
- **Administrators' firm:** Begbies Traynor
- **Incorporated:** 1959-04-07
- **Location:** Sheffield
- **Industry:** 2871

## Why it went into administration

- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- HMRC / tax arrears

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was formed in 1959 following on from a partnership formed in 1898 by William Gnffin and his brother Moses Gniffin The Company manufactured steel kegs and drums

The inttal partnership did not have a factory and the manufacturing operation was camed out in the back yard of the co-founders home which once stood on the site of the current factory at 10 Wellington Road

Over the years the Company has traded through recessions, 2 World Wars and changes in the industry The Company has been predominately run by family members The current directors were appointed when the previous directors retired although they had been employed by the company leading up to their appointment

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00625177/filing-history/MzA1MzgxNjEyMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00625177

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