Gardman Limited (02606680): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2018-10-16
- Administrators' firm
- PwC
- Formerly
- Gardware Limited
- Incorporated
- 1991-05-01
- Location
- Leeds
- Industry
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Why it went into administration
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Parent or group failure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated in May 1991, as a wholesale supplier of non-plant products, mainly wild bird care products and garden hardware. The Company sold to garden centres including B&Q and Homebase, and to Amazon, plus a large volume of independent garden centres across the UK. At the date of our appointment, the Company employed 171 members of staff. Its head office was located in Peterborough, and it also traded from two warehouse leasehold properties and operated a leasehold showroom.
The Company ts the primary trading entity within the wider Gardman Group. We are only appointed over the Company itself. At the time of writing this report, none of the other Group companies are subject to insolvency proceedings. A Group structure is provided at Appendix A.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2018-11-06) · Companies House register