# Ragged Bears Publishing Limited (03598174)

> Why UK company 03598174 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/03598174

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2012-02-17
- **Administrators:** Jeremy Charles Frost, Dorothy Avice Brown
- **Administrators' firm:** Frost Business Recovery
- **Incorporated:** 1998-07-15
- **Location:** Christchurch
- **Industry:** 2211

## Why it went into administration

- Sustained trading losses

## From the administrators' statement

2.1 Company Formation & Principal Business

The Company was incorporated in 1998 foliowing the separation of two businesses that were trading side by side for a number of years as sole traders run by Mr and Mrs Shirley The publishing side of the business was separated from the distribution, following the advice of the family member two companies were formed, one of which was the Company, and at the time of incorporation the Director was Henrietta Stickland the daughter of Mr and Mrs Shirley Soon after incorporation they began trading Initially, the Company traded from smaller industrial premises The Company was financed with lending from High Street Banks, and payments for shareholdings The shareholders of the Company were Hennretta Stickland and Ann Pamela Shirley

The main business of the Company has been the publishing of books for children namely titles such as, Dinosaur Roar! The Director and her ex husband were also the creators and artists of many titles that the Company published

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03598174/filing-history/MzA1NTA1ODY4NGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03598174

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