Kingswood Learning and Leisure Group Limited (03476432): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-01-17
- Administrators
- Julian Heathcote, Daniel James Mark Smith
- Administrators' firm
- Teneo
- Formerly
- The Active Learning Group Limited
- Incorporated
- 1997-12-04
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 85590 Other education n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
GBL and its subsidiary undertakings (including the other Companies) (together the “Group”) provided out-of-classroom learning experiences for schools, colleges and universities. The Group traded as Inspiring Learning and four other main brands (Kingswood, Skern, Camp Beaumont and In2Action) across multiple UK geographies and Asia.
In the UK, the Group operated from 12 residential sites, all of which were leased. Nine of the residential site leases were held by KLLG, the remaining three site leases sat within subsidiaries of KLLG, KCL, The Ultimate Adventure Centre Limited (“UAC”) and Skern Lodge Limited (“Skern’). KLLG also held the leaseholds for the Group’s Brighton and Norwich offices.
The Group employed 594 employees, with KLLG employing 467 and GBL employing 2 of these staff members. There were no employees in the other three insolvent entities.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-01-28) · Companies House register