# Middle East Association (The) (00685178)

> Why UK company 00685178 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00685178

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2014-03-19
- **Administrators:** Mark Newman, Vincent John Green
- **Administrators' firm:** CCW Recovery Solutions
- **Incorporated:** 1961-03-02
- **Location:** Tunbridge Wells
- **Industry:** 94120 Activities of professional membership organisations

## Why it went into administration

- Property / lease costs
- Weather / natural events

## From the administrators' statement

The MEA was incorporated, on 2 March 1961, to promote and encourage the exchange of technical, scientific, economic, commercial knowledge, and information between companies in the United Kingdom in the MENA region, including the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Iran

The Company carned out trade missions to the countries in the MENA region as well as business bnefings, receptions, VIP lunches, training seminars, ambassadonal lunches Some of the larger events included trade conferences and, over the last few years, an annual lunch held at a prestigious London hotel

The Company's turnover was derived mainly through membership of the MEA by predominantly UK based companies, ranging from small SMEs through to large international corporations Over recent years the number of members ranged from a peak of approximately 300 down to approximately 200, including honorary members, shortly prior to the appointment of the Joint Administrators, following on from an increase In the price of the membership rates in the year 2011/12 Other income was generated by sponsorship of the events put on by the MEA and in advertising in its tegular pubkeations Also, the Company put on between 6 to 12 trade missions per year to various parts of the MENA region with the most recent being Libya, Qatar and Iraqi Kurdistan

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00685178/filing-history/MzEwMDMyMDQ4MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00685178

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