Burtons Garden Nurseries Limited (03546843): administration and why it failed

Burtons Garden Nurseries Limited (03546843): administration

Status: Administration ended
Administration began: 2012-02-03
Administrators: Brian Green, Paul Andrew Flint
Administrators' firm: KPMG
Formerly: Jumptree Ltd
Incorporated: 1998-04-16
Location: Manchester
Industry: 0141

Why it went into administration

Cash flow / liquidity pressure
Sustained trading losses

From the administrators' statement

Burtons Garden Nursenes Limited was incorporated in April 1998

The business comprises a garden centre and number of retail units which are rented out to small businesses A car wash business and a caravan sales business also occupy an area of

Jand The site covers approximately eight acres in Neston, Wirral

Administrators' statement of proposals (2012-04-02) · Companies House register

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