# Williams and Picken (Electrical Engineers) Limited (01214387)

> Why UK company 01214387 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/01214387

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2013-12-24
- **Administrators' firm:** Kroll
- **Incorporated:** 1975-05-30
- **Location:** Manchester
- **Industry:** 43210 Electrical installation

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Competition / price pressure
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract

## From the administrators' statement

Statutory information an the Company and a summary of its financial history is included at Appendix 1

The Company specialised in the design, manufacture and installation of process control systems, particularly to customers in the food and dairy industries The Company's business activity also included more general commercial, industrial and residential electrical installations including security and fire alarms The Company had ‘preterred contractor’ status with a number of its major customers

The Company also had a retail outlet that sold electrical components and accessories, which traded as Connections, and an Alarms division specialising in the installation and maintenance of domestic and commercial! alarms

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01214387/filing-history/MzA5Mjc5NjM0N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01214387

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