Hobson and Bates Shoes Limited (02479416): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2014-05-08
- Administrators
- Simon Franklin Plant, Daniel Plant
- Administrators' firm
- SFP Restructuring
- Formerly
- Sealchief Limited
- Incorporated
- 1990-03-12
- Location
- Marsh London
- Industry
- 47721 Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Why it went into administration
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Sustained trading losses
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
From the administrators' statement
Albeit that statutory informaton 1s contained in Appendix Il, these Proposats provide bnef details in relation to the Company's history
Mr R Bates, trading as R Bates Shoes, started a business in 1982 operatng as a high street retailer in quality footwear R Bates Shoes traded from the Bawtry Premises and another site in Stamford In 1992, Mr R Bates retired and his two sons, Mr M Bates and Mr G Bates took control of the business
R Bates Shoes was subsequently incorporated on 12 March 1990 Mr G Bates and Mr M Bates were appointed as directors, on 14 March 1992 and 31 March 1992, respectively The Company was onginally known as Sealchief Limited T/A Hobson and Bates Shoes, before changing to tts current name (in February 2007)
Administrators' statement of proposals (2014-06-04) · Companies House register