# G.H. Martin & SON Limited (04094703)

> Why UK company 04094703 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/04094703

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2012-02-08
- **Administrators' firm:** Mazars
- **Incorporated:** 2000-10-23
- **Location:** Bristol
- **Industry:** 49410 Freight transport by road

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Sustained trading losses

## From the administrators' statement

The company was incorporated and registered at Companies House on 23 October 2000, when it acquired the busimess and assets of GH Martin & Son, a family run haulage busimess originally established in 1934,

The company’s annual turnover amounted to approximately £1 89m in the year ended 31 March 2009, and the company achieved a net profit, before tax, in the sum of £38,565 The company’s turnover decreased to £1.64m the following year, resulting in a loss, before tax, in the sum of £48,260

During the year from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, a loss before tax totalling £111,139 was recorded against annual turnover in the sum of £] 52m Additionally during the year, the company had fallen behind with payments to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) in respect of VAT, PAYE and NIC, and had, therefore, accrued significant Crown liabilities totalling approximately £91,000 by Apri] 2011

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04094703/filing-history/MzA1NTQ0MjE5M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04094703

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