# Merlin Supply Chain Solutions Limited (06538325)

> Why UK company 06538325 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/06538325

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2023-09-25
- **Administrators' firm:** FRP Advisory
- **Formerly:** TAF Holdings Limited
- **Incorporated:** 2008-03-18
- **Location:** Birmingham
- **Industry:** 64209 Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

## Why it went into administration

- HMRC / tax arrears
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Supply chain disruption
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- COVID-19
- Rising costs / inflation
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses
- Cyber attack / IT failure
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Competition / price pressure

## From the administrators' statement

KNP Logistics Group Limited (KNP”) and_ its subsidiaries (together “the Group”) operated as a multi-functional distribution business, providing road haulage, supply chain logistics and warehousing throughout the UK and Europe. The Company provided driver training services to the Group and other customers. Key customers included the Department for Education (“DfE”), South Essex College, Qube Qualifications and Development and F&R Cawley Limited.

The Group operated from seven depots and multiple customer sites throughout the UK and Ireland, with approximately 55,000 racked pallet spaces and in-excess of 400 vehicles and 700 trailers, employing approximately 730 staff.

The Group comprises of KNP and the following wholly owned (direct or indirect) trading subsidiaries:

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06538325/filing-history/MzM5OTk0ODEwNGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06538325

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