Cedl Realisations Limited (06540994): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-08-13
- Administrators
- Christopher Robert Pole, William James Wright
- Administrators' firm
- Interpath Advisory
- Formerly
- Claire's European Distribution Limited
- Incorporated
- 2008-03-20
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Weak consumer demand
- Supply chain disruption
- 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 a wholesale, warehousing and distribution entity, handling the procurement, logistics and supply chain operations for the UK Group and the European operations.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-10-03) · Companies House register