# Ashton Discount Warehouse Limited (00907156)

> Why UK company 00907156 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/00907156

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2022-07-14
- **Administrators:** Beverley Ellice Budsworth
- **Administrators' firm:** KPMG
- **Incorporated:** 1967-05-26
- **Location:** Manchester
- **Industry:** 47599 Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store

## Why it went into administration

- Weak consumer demand
- Sustained trading losses
- Parent or group failure

## From the administrators' statement

The original family business was established in 1964 under the name “The Homemaker”. The business was set up by Joe and Shirley Merrick selling bathroom and kitchen fittings from a small shop situated on Old Street in Ashton-under-Lyne.

In 1967 Shirley and Joe decided that a larger premises was needed due to an increase in demand for people buying and doing up their homes, so took over the premises in St Michael’s Square in Ashton-under-Lyne. With this move they decided a new name would suit this and decided on Ashton Discount. The business was therefore established as a limited company on 29 May 1967 and the principal activity of the Company was retail of furniture, lighting, bathroom items and similar in a specialised discount warehouse store. 6.3

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Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00907156/filing-history/MzM1MDkzNjY3N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00907156

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