Plant Sarus Ltd (03283122): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2011-05-18
- Administrators
- Andrew James Nichols, John William Butler
- Administrators' firm
- Metis Partners and Gilbert Baitson
- Incorporated
- 1996-11-25
- Location
- York
- Industry
- 0112
Why it went into administration
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
From the administrators' statement
The company traded as a nursery from two leasehold sites, Oaktree Nursery at Upper Poppleton and Mayfield Nurseries at Rufforth and had a small customer base with the major customer being Focus (DIY) Limited
The workforce was 1n the region of 8 people including the director
The administration of Focus (DIY) Limited on 5 May 2011 meant that the company was not going to be paid for the plants it had already supplied to Focus (DIY) Limited in the near future The outstanding debt relates as far back as January 2011 and 1s estimated at approximately £461,000. This ultimately had a knock on effect in the company not being able to pay 1ts own creditors
Administrators' statement of proposals (2011-06-27) · Companies House register