Claire's European Services Limited (06540979): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-08-13
- Administrators
- Christopher Robert Pole, William James Wright
- Administrators' firm
- Interpath Advisory
- Incorporated
- 2008-03-20
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 82990 Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Weak consumer demand
- Parent or group failure
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Group was originally founded in the United States in 1961 and headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
The Group expanded into the UK market in 1995 when it acquired Bow Bangles, a British chain with 71 stores in England, Wales, and Scotland.
The Company was incorporated in March 2008 to operate as the head office business support services function for the UK Group and the wider European operations, in addition to an element of the North America operations.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-10-03) · Companies House register