Just Costs Solicitors Limited (05963196): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-01-25
- Administrators
- Andrew Poxon, Mike Dillon
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Formerly
- Costs Certainty Solicitors Limited
- Incorporated
- 2006-10-11
- Location
- Manchester
- Industry
- 69102 Solicitors
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Property / lease costs
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Regulatory change or action
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 11 October 2006 however the Company remained dormant until the purchase of the business and assets of Just Costs Limited - in Administration ("JCL”) on 27 October 2017 and certain assets of Just Cost Budgets Limited -In Administration (“JCBL") and Just Costs Management Limited — in Administration (JCML”} on 27 October 2017 and 3 November 2017 respectively.
The directors on commencement of trading were Mr Paul Shenton and Mr Mark Hartigan. Mr Hartigan later resigned as a director on 16 August 2017 and Mrs Jodi Booth and Mr Adam Quinn were appointed on the same date. Mrs Booth and Mr Quinn later resigned as directors on 3 December 2018 and 6 December 2018 respectively.
The Company traded as a solicitor practice, primarily dealing with costs work although held a number of regulated legal matters. The Company was registered with the Solicitor Regulatory Authority (“SRA”). The Company employed 30 staff.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-04-02) · Companies House register