A Catlow Civil Engineering Limited (04143949): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2024-07-18
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Hessie Limited
- Incorporated
- 2001-01-18
- Location
- Northampton
- Industry
- 42220 Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Property / lease costs
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 18 January 2001 and Gavin Mackinder (“GM”) was appointed as director. On 5 February 2001, Adrian Catlow (“AC”) was appointed as a director and GM resigned, leaving AC with sole directorship.
The Company operated in the construction industry, providing civil engineering services to utility companies. It prided itself on being a leading specialist in both high and low voltage EHV cable installers. The Company was able to begin operating successfully on a relatively small scale, building up a good reputation and generating good profit margins year by year. The good reputation helped it become one of the largest contractors of its kind in the UK and gradually began securing larger scale contracts, for a wide client base ranging from household name utility companies in the power, telecoms, and water sectors to blue-chip civil engineering firms.
The Company had 26 employees and traded from leasehold premises situated at Unit 1, Pastures Road, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, S64 OJJ
Administrators' statement of proposals (2024-08-28) · Companies House register