Ensign Contractors Limited (03867870): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2011-09-29
- Formerly
- Besttype Limited
- Incorporated
- 1999-10-28
- Location
- Hale
- Industry
- 4521
Why it went into administration
- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Loss-making contracts / project overruns
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
The company was tncorporated on 28 October 1999 and commenced to trade immediately The company’s principal trading activity was that of general construction and civil engineering
The company was managed by two directors, namely Mr Freddy Peacock and Mr Kenneth Gray A further director, Mr Mark Carter, joined the board in February 2006 however he resigned his directorship in August 2011.
When the company started the company had only two employees, being the directors From 2000 to 2011 the number of staff increased to 20 but staff levels were reduced to 15 towards the end of 2010 By the time the company ceased to trade there were 11 members of staff including the directors employed by the company
Administrators' statement of proposals (2011-11-24) · Companies House register