Martin Clayton Transport Limited (05414602): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-08-08
- Administrators
- Claire Elizabeth Dowson, Kris Anthony Wigfield
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Incorporated
- 2005-04-05
- Location
- Sheffield
- Industry
- 49410 Freight transport by road
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
Background !nformation
The Company was formed in 2005 as a transport courier business after the director had worked as a sole trader for many years in the industry. From the outset the Company worked exclusively for a third party who was taken over by an alternative third party company (‘the Principal”) in 2008. The Principal required the Company's contract to be awarded by tender and the Company was successful in this regard. It was a rolling contact which remained in place ever since as the Company, the Company's director and Martin Clayton personally had a good reputation with the Principal. The contract covers the WA postcode, primarily Warrington, St.Helens & Widnes.
Initially, in addition to the director, the Company employed just one driver but over the years, as the workload increased, further staff were employed, peaking at approximately 35 (drivers, warehouse staff and office staff}. As work and staff increased the number of vehicles which the Company operated increased accordingly.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-08-30) · Companies House register