Sidney Murray Limited (00778716): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2014-11-04
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Berg of Willams & Partners
- Incorporated
- 1963-10-25
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 46420 Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Why it went into administration
- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure
- Weather / natural events
From the administrators' statement
41 Sidney Murray Limited (‘the Company” or “SML”) was incorporated on 25 October 1963 and commenced trading the same year from leasehold premises im Eastcastle Street Limited (“The Head Office”) The Company was a family business founded by Sidney Murray, and succeeded by his sons, Howard and Stewart Both Sidney and Howard passed away in 2013 and the business continued under the directorship of Stewart and Howard’s son Robert.
42 The purpose of the Company was the supply of low to mid range ladies clothing to large retailers such as Debenhams and Peacocks, as well as to catalogues such as JD Willams The team of designers and sales directors carried out regular trips to Paris and New York with its customers to keep up with international style and design and the customer requirements
43 The Company employed a total of 46 employees, compmising of 26 staff at the Head Office and 20 staff at the warehouse The team consisted of designers, sales directors, pattern cutters and head office functions such as accounting In the warehouse, the staff finished garments to the required standard and ensured that orders sent out were correctly packed and finished
Administrators' statement of proposals (2014-12-10) · Companies House register