# Blackdown Hills Enterprises Limited (05247327)

> Why UK company 05247327 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/05247327

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2018-08-13
- **Administrators' firm:** Mazars
- **Incorporated:** 2004-10-01
- **Location:** Bristol
- **Industry:** 01470 Raising of poultry

## Why it went into administration

- Sustained trading losses
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Weather / natural events

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was incorporated on 1 October 2004. The Company was primarily a supplier of eggs to the UK retail, food service and wholesale sectors and had previously kept of a flock of up to some 28,000 Bovan Brown laying hens, in free-range on-site facilities.

The Company’s premises is in Chard, Somerset, and comprised a state of the art egg grading, packing and distribution centre with offices, which was newly built and opened in 2013. The flock of hens were kept across three hen sheds.

A summary of the Company’s balance sheet position over the last 3 years is below:

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05247327/filing-history/MzIxNDQ0NDc2OWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05247327

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