# Wings & Fins Limited (01418289)

> Why UK company 01418289 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/01418289

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2015-10-23
- **Administrators:** Michael Robert Fortune, Carl Derek Faulds
- **Administrators' firm:** Leonard Curtis
- **Incorporated:** 1979-05-09
- **Location:** Fareham
- **Industry:** 47760 Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores

## Why it went into administration

- Weather / natural events
- Sustained trading losses
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Weak consumer demand
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Property / lease costs
- Rising interest rates

## From the administrators' statement

Wings & Fins was founded by lan Buxton in 1977, when he operated as a sole trader outlet selling pet and aquatics to the retail sector from retail premises in Stockport

After a year of trading, the business had outgrown the premises in Stockport and new premises were found in Winsford, Cheshire

In 1979, lan Buxton decided to incorporate Wings & Fins Limited

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01418289/filing-history/MzEzNzE2MDk2MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01418289

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