DWS Realisations Limited (06846128): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2020-08-03
- Administrators' firm
- BDO
- Formerly
- Dave Whelan Sports Limited
- Incorporated
- 2009-03-13
- Location
- Liverpool
- Industry
- 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Weak consumer demand
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Property / lease costs
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 13 March 2009 and commenced trading on 25 March 2009, when it acquired the leisure division of 53 existing health clubs from JJB Sports Plc, together with the retail business at 50 adjoining stores supplying sportswear and sporting equipment.
Over the following six years, DWS opened (and closed) further health clubs and retail stores,
. both as stand-alone and combined units. In addition, DWS also developed its online retail -
Administrators' statement of proposals (2020-10-12) · Companies House register