The White Horse Farm Inn Limited (07299469): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2016-05-03
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Harrowells (No 172) Limited
- Incorporated
- 2010-06-29
- Location
- York
- Industry
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
Why it went into administration
- Weak consumer demand
From the administrators' statement
On 29 June 2010 the Company was formed by the current directors to purchase an established hotel and hcensed restaurant business/property known as The White Horse Farm Inn at Rosedale Abbey, Pickenng, North Yorkshire
The property consists of a bar and restaurant, a 10 bedroom hotel, staff accommodation and a self contained two bedroom cottage with stables Banking was provided by National Westminster Bank PLC without any credit facilities
The directors, who were all known to each other through connections to the hotel, personally funded the acquisition for £450,000 Two of the directors, namely Chnstine Cullen and James Murrell, who had both been employed by the previous owners, were responsible for the day to day management of the business and Ived on site The remaining directors undertook minor roles in the business, ranging from IT support, ad-hoc assistance with kitchen/nousekeeping duties and general property maintenance The Company employed a small number of staff to support the directors, including a head chef who also lived on site
Administrators' statement of proposals (2016-07-05) · Companies House register