# Donisthorpe Hall (03847954)

> Why UK company 03847954 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/03847954

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2021-09-30
- **Administrators:** David Frederick Wilson
- **Administrators' firm:** Begbies Traynor
- **Incorporated:** 1999-09-24
- **Location:** Leeds
- **Industry:** 86102 Medical nursing home activities

## Why it went into administration

- Regulatory change or action
- COVID-19
- Competition / price pressure

## From the administrators' statement

The company was incorporated on 24" September 1999 as a company limited by guarantee. The company was set up as a registered charity to operate the care home Donisthorpe Hall, Shadwell Lane in Leeds to provide care to the Jewish Community in Leeds. The home had existed for a number of years prior to the company’s incorporation, but as the business operation was scaled up, the directors decided, based upon professional advice, that a company limited by guarantee would be the appropriate vehicle through which to operate the charity. On advice, a subsidiary, Donisthorpe Enterprises Limited, was also incorporated, to form a group structure, as this was deemed the most tax efficient manner to operate the business.

The Care Home had previously been owned by the charity and was transferred for zero consideration to the company shortly after incorporation. The home had always traded successfully with high occupancy levels and with income being supported by significant charitable donations maintaining the home in a solvent position.

The initial problems for the home began in June 2015 and March 2016 when the Care Quality Commission (‘CQC’) rated the service as ‘inadequate’ after their inspections and subsequently put the home into special measures. There were six regulations which had been broken and in the subsequent years the business through various changes had managed to raise the CQC rating to ‘requires improvement’ and was anticipating a further upgrade to 'good’. The home was served with a closure notice, which was subsequently successfully appealed, but this had a significant impact on turnover through an effective bed block, meaning no new residents could be taken on until the position was resolved. Additionally, several existing residents passed away due to natural causes impacting on occupancy levels and consequently turnover was reduced. The overall impact was a loss of confidence in the home coupled with reputational damage, which would prove difficult to overcome moving forward.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03847954/filing-history/MzMyMTM1MDE4NWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03847954

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