Mann Aviation Group (Engineering) Limited (02709897): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2011-05-10
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Alan Mann Group (Engineering) Limited
- Incorporated
- 1992-04-27
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 7487
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Property / lease costs
- Regulatory change or action
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 27 April 1992, with its principal business activites being the maintenance of fixed wing and rotary aircraft and also the design and manufacture of aircraft interiors The business operates from Fairoaks Airport in Chobham, Surrey The Company has carried out highly specialist work on a wide range of aircraft It holds approvals from the Civil Aviation Authority (“CAA”) and various other foreign aviation authorities These specialist approvals have allowed the Company to bid for contracts to work on civil and military aircrafts, domestically and internationally, utilising highly skilled, specialist staff and contractors
At the date of administration, the Company's share capital consisted of 10,000 ordinary shares of £1 each that were owned in their entirety by LAL Both the Company and LAL were part of a group of aviation companies ultimately owned by Longmint Group Limited (“Longmint”) LAL purportedly sold ail its shares on 6 June 2011 to JLC for£1 JLC is the wife of Nick Cummings who ts the brother of Lucy Cummings, one of the directors
Until 2007, the Company was part of the Alan Mann Group of Companies (Group Companies”), which comprised various companies including Fairoaks Airport Limited ("Fairoaks") Each of the Group Companies retained operational control but executive, management and accounting functions were carried out by Fairoaks for each of the Group Companies In addition, Fairoaks acted as the effective landlord to all the tenants and Group Companies at Fayroaks Airport, charging them rent, rates and service charges for the areas that they occupied pursuant to their respective sub-tenancies
Administrators' statement of proposals (2011-07-06) · Companies House register