Houseman & Falshaw Limited (01409833): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2011-12-12
- Administrators
- Mark Granville Firmin, Howard Smith
- Administrators' firm
- KPMG
- Formerly
- Houseman and Falshaw (Agricultural Contractors) Limited; Fernlap Limited
- Incorporated
- 1979-01-17
- Location
- Leeds
- Industry
- 01110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was established in 1979 and traded from leasehold premises in Copgrove, North Yorkshire At the date of the Jot Administrators’ appointment the Company employed 75 members of staff
The Company mainly operated in the construction industry offering a range of services including design and build, construction, steel fabrication, civil engineering and plant hire
The Company operated throughout the north of England and was previously involved in projects ranging from £5,000 to more than £4 million Turnover during years ending 31 October 2009 and 31 October 2010 was in excess of £11 million
Administrators' statement of proposals (2012-02-01) · Companies House register