EFB Retail Limited (03145057): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-01-30
- Administrators
- Matthew Ingram, Michael Lennon
- Administrators' firm
- Kroll
- Formerly
- Euro On-Trade Limited
- Incorporated
- 1996-01-11
- Location
- Manchester
- Industry
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Property / lease costs
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
Statutory information on the Companies and a summary of financial information is included at Appendix 1.
EFB was incorporated in 1996 under the name Euro On-Trade Limited and was the “On-Trade” trading arm of EFBL. In 2006, Euro On-Trade Limited changed its name to EFB and was used to run approximately 20 retail stores that had been acquired at the time.
In October 2009, EFB purchased the Wine Cellar business and assets out of Administration, this comprised of 109 stores and various Head Office functions. Three companies were setup to administer and operate the Wine Cellar business, wholly owned by EFB, these being:
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-04-11) · Companies House register