# Gulliver's Truck Hire Limited (00685638)

> Why UK company 00685638 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00685638

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2018-12-18
- **Administrators' firm:** KPMG
- **Formerly:** Gulliver's Travels Self Drive Limited
- **Incorporated:** 1961-03-08
- **Location:** Bristol
- **Industry:** 49410 Freight transport by road

## Why it went into administration

- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure
- Weak consumer demand
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- HMRC / tax arrears

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was incorporated in 1961 and operated a hire fleet of commercial vehicles, ranging from standard trucks and trailers to more specialist vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles and road sweepers.

Vehicles were provided to customers under either long-term contract hire or short-term/rolling rental agreements, with the Company employing its own team of mechanics to service and maintain the fleet.

The Company serviced a range of customers across a number of industry sectors, with the top 15 contract hire customers being concentrated in the logistics, refuse collection and construction sectors.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00685638/filing-history/MzIyODAwMDA2NGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00685638

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