# What-A-Waste Limited (05794416)

> Why UK company 05794416 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/05794416

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2015-08-18
- **Administrators' firm:** Quantuma
- **Incorporated:** 2006-04-25
- **Location:** Manchester
- **Industry:** 38320 Recovery of sorted materials

## Why it went into administration

- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was formed tn 2006 by Chnstopher Smith In December 2006 the Company purchased the business of Elbar Recycling Limited and the Company commenced trading in purchasing plastic recyclables and sorting them before selling for added value

In 2010 the Company moved to premises at Hangar 1, Gorse Lane in Fradley Park, Staffordshire and invested over £500k in plant and machinery to develop the operation and become a raw matenals producer

The expansion of the business proved to be more difficult than originally thought and the Company struggled with the steep learning curve and a poor quality of products

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05794416/filing-history/MzEzMTQzNDg2N2FkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05794416

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