Widnes Sport Limited (06414112): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-02-22
- Administrators
- Peter O'Hara, Christopher Brooksbank
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Incorporated
- 2007-10-31
- Location
- Cleckheaton
- Industry
- 93120 Activities of sport clubs
From the administrators' statement
The Company carried on business as a rugby league club. The Company has traded since October 2007 based at the Halton Stadium at Widnes. The Company had a lease of the ground from Halton Borough Council (the Council) which provided for the Council to provide facilities for the Club to operate. In return, it received all takings from match days income. See also 7.1 below.
The Club is in the Championship League and is subject to the rules of the Rugby Football League (RFL). Accordingly, they were entitled to receive central funding of £500,000 approximately half of it has been received and also a parachute payment following their relegation from the Super League at the end of the 2018 season.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-05-29) · Companies House register