# Cedl Realisations Limited (06540994)

> Why UK company 06540994 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/06540994

- **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- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance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.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06540994/filing-history/MzQ4MzUwODQ0OGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06540994

Contains public sector information from Companies House, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
