Simplicity Limited (01157363): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-01-12
- Administrators
- Natasha Harbinson, William James Wright
- Administrators' firm
- Interpath Advisory
- Formerly
- Simplicity Patterns (Holdings) Limited
- Incorporated
- 1974-01-16
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 16 January 1974 under the name Simplicity Patterns (Holdings) Limited, later changed to Simplicity Limited. It specialised in the design and sale of paper, patterns, fabric and catalogues and related do it yourself products.
The Company operates from a combined warehouse and office facility in Stockport, UK, (shared with British Trimmings as the lessee) and employed 16 staff members prior to the appointment of the Joint Administrators.
The Company was a long-established and trusted retailer and distributor of sewing patterns across several well-known brands, including Simplicity, Butterick, McCalls and Vogue Patterns. Its products were supplied throughout the UK and Europe, both to businesses and directly to consumers through an e-commerce platform.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-02-25) · Companies House register