# Merc Engineering U.K. Limited (04239982)

> Why UK company 04239982 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/04239982

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2015-04-17
- **Administrators:** Kevin Gerald Murphy, Andrew Poxon
- **Administrators' firm:** Leonard Curtis
- **Incorporated:** 2001-06-22
- **Location:** Manchester
- **Industry:** 25620 Machining

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Sustained trading losses

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was incorporated and commenced trading in June 2001 as a sub-contract engineering company, serving the defence, power generation, Formula 1 and commercial sectors with precision engineenng services, operating from leasehold premises based in Nelson, Lancashire, with a workforce of c80 employees

The Company had traded profitably for 12 years following incorporation, and had established Itself as a leading engineering company within its trading sectors

The toss of profitability in recent years has been attributed in part to the acquisition of two companies, Bnght Spark Precision Engineenng Limited (“Bnght Spark”) and Merc Aerospace Limited (“Aerospace”), further details of which are provided below

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04239982/filing-history/MzEyNDc1MjM0MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04239982

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