# Plant Sarus Ltd (03283122)

> Why UK company 03283122 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/03283122

- **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

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03283122/filing-history/MzAzOTQ3NTg4M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03283122

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