Baseblack (London) Limited (06964009): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2016-04-04
- Administrators
- Edwin David Stanley Kirker
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Euro CGI Limited
- Incorporated
- 2009-07-16
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 59120 Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Why it went into administration
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
Baseblack (London) Limited was incorporated on 16 July 2009 as Euro CGI Limited to provide post-edit production services to the film industry The sole director and shareholder upon incorporation was the current Managing Director, Stephen Elson Subsequently, further directors were appointed Thomas Brodenick, (appointed October 2010, resigned July 2012, Timothy Burke, (appointed July 2012), and David Moore and Michael Harris (appointed August 2013) The issued share capital increased from £1 to £99 when Thomas Broderick Joined the Company in order that he could acquire a one-third share of the Company These shares were transferred to Timothy Burke upon his joining the Company in July 2012 Accordingly, the shareholders at the date of Administration were Stephen Elson (66 shares) and Timothy Burke (33 shares) From the outset, the Company operated from premises at 17-18 Margaret Street, London N1W 8RP The Company Secretary throughout was Michael Harns
The Company did not grant any charges to any lenders The landlord to the premises in Margaret Street held a rent deposit deed until the lease was assigned to another tenant in March 2016
Inttrally, trading was successful and the Company generated reasonable profits from working on major films such as London ts Fallen, Kingsman The Secret Service, The Great Gatsby and Total Recall The statutory accounts are summanised below
Administrators' statement of proposals (2016-07-13) · Companies House register