# WCM Europe Ltd (05551941)

> Why UK company 05551941 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/05551941

- **Status:** In administration
- **Administration began:** 2026-03-03
- **Administrators:** Timothy Bateson, Ryan Kevin Grant
- **Administrators' firm:** Interpath Advisory
- **Incorporated:** 2005-09-01
- **Location:** Nottingham
- **Industry:** 22290 Manufacture of other plastic products

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Sustained trading losses
- Cyber attack / IT failure
- Supply chain disruption

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was incorporated in 2005 and is a UK-based automotive manufacturer supplying specialist components to major Original Equipment Manufacturers (‘OEMs’). Its operations include injection moulding, CNC machining, waterjet precision cutting, metal pressing, leathering, painting and assembly.

The Company was historically a wholly owned subsidiary of WCM Investments Ltd (‘WCMI’), however, in August 2025, a 51% shareholding was acquired by David Roberts and his family.

WCMI is a UK-registered company which owns a freehold property in Basildon, Essex, which it leases to the Company. On 20 March 2026, WCMI entered administration, with Sarah Collins and Michael Magnay of Alvarez & Marsal appointed as Joint Administrators.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05551941/filing-history/MzUxNjAzNTE0NGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05551941

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