W.J. Berry and Sons (Framlingham) Limited (01205445): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2015-08-21
- Administrators' firm
- Revive Business Recovery
- Incorporated
- 1975-03-27
- Location
- Doncaster
- Industry
- 02400 Support services to forestry
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Competition / price pressure
- Weather / natural events
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated in 1975 and took over the director's late father’s sole trader business The Company hauled timber into sawmills throughout Suffolk and the East of England and traded well until 1987 when a big storm hit the Country The impact of the storm was that the price of timber dropped overnight and had a major impact on the timber industry in general
As a result, the Company changed direction and moved into tree surgery and had success in this area and contracts for the local Council and in the private sector
Early 2013, many of the Company's regular contracts in the private sector and with the Council were discontinued due to a lack of funds and the Company again looked at re-inventing itself At this time, the Company sought advice from an Insolvency Practitioner lan Rose of Silke & Co Limited and proposed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (‘CVA’) to its creditors On 12 August 2013 the Voluntary Arrangement was accepted and lan Rose was appointed Supervisor
Administrators' statement of proposals (2015-10-23) · Companies House register