Shephard Conferences & Exhibitions Limited (02343006): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2012-07-04
- Administrators' firm
- ReSolve
- Formerly
- Shephard Conferences Limited
- Incorporated
- 1989-02-03
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 96090 Other service activities n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated in 1989 to form part of The Shephard Group that had been set up by Alexander Shephard a few years earlier, in around 1981
The Company operated an events management business, arranging conferences nationally and globally in the defence and aerospace industries for a large range of clients. It operated from serviced office premises in Slough, Berkshire and had no employees The work of the Company was carried out by employees of The Shephard Press Limited (SPL), an associated company, and recharged to SCE
In December 2007, the Company, and SPL were acquired from their previous owners by Nicholas Prest and Alexander Giles Shortly thereafter, a company named The Shephard Group Limited (SGL) was incorporated and became the holding company for both SCE and SPL Please note that SPL and SGL are not in Administration.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2012-09-03) · Companies House register