The Ilkley Brewery Company Limited (06786123): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-04-28
- Administrators
- Ryan Holdsworth, Danielle Shore
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Incorporated
- 2009-01-08
- Location
- Sheffield
- Industry
- 11050 Manufacture of beer
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- COVID-19
- Weak consumer demand
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Rising costs / inflation
- Energy costs
- Brexit
From the administrators' statement
The history of the Company and details of events leading to the Company entering into Administration, including the Directors’ reasons for the Company's failure are stated befow. This statement has been prepared with information provided by the Directors and any comments made, opinions expressed, or assertions made are those of the Directors and not of Leonard Curtis.
The Company was incorporated on 08 January 2009 and traded as a brewery. The directors of the Company hold various experience within the industry ranging from previous directorships of bars/restaurants and brewing experience from abroad. The business revenue was predominantly through deliveries directly customers (bars, pubs, shops) which covered West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and a little into Lancashire. This equated to 40% of the turnover in 2024. In addition to this there were sales to off-trade wholesale accounted for 27% of turnover in 2024.
The Company supplied to various large. supermarkets and this accounted for nearly 20% of the business revenue in 2024.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-05-15) · Companies House register