Professional Kitchen Service Limited (05174666): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2017-02-27
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Formerly
- Caterfirst Limited
- Incorporated
- 2004-07-08
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 33190 Repair of other equipment
Why it went into administration
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 8 July 2004, following a management buy-out of the service division of Electrolux Pic (“Electrolux”) and traded from leasehold premises located at Unit 6, Cuckoo Wharf, Lichfield Road, Aston, Birmingham 86 7SS. All of the Company's employees were transferred from Electrolux in accordance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.
The Company initially traded pursuant to a franchise agreement with Electrolux, carrying out all warranty and repair work for Electrolux and Zanussi, a division of Electrolux. After approximately two years of trading, the Company began to procure other customers and its business focused on carrying out warranty work, subsequent repairs and a main repairs contract with WM Morrison Supermarkets Pic (‘Morrisons’).
In 2007, Electrolux tost the contract with Morrisons, which equated to approximately a third of the Company's business. However, the Company successfully managed to win a large regional contract with Whitbread Plc (“Whitbread”), which later progressed to the Company obtaining a national contract with Whitbread which, until recently, made up approximately 40% of the Company's business.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2017-04-18) · Companies House register