# Custom Furniture Direct Ltd (05925408)

> Why UK company 05925408 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/05925408

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2012-02-07
- **Administrators:** Andrew James Hawksworth
- **Administrators' firm:** Augusta Kent
- **Formerly:** Custom Made Furniture Direct Ltd; CMF (Grantham) Ltd; CMF (Gantham) Ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2006-09-05
- **Location:** Faversham
- **Industry:** 5115

## Why it went into administration

- Property / lease costs
- Weak consumer demand
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure

## From the administrators' statement

Andrew Sills started the furniture retail business, selling the finished goods of his Father's — John Sills - furniture manufacturing business When his Father's business went into liquidation in 2005, Andrew’s business bought some of the assets The Company sold outsourced furniture and home furnishings and

self manufactured soft furnishings

The company traded profitably over the first two years Andrew Sills embarked on a program of growth for the Company additional machinery was sourced and staff recruited to increase

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05925408/filing-history/MzA1NDIzMjI3MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05925408

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