The Grown UP Chocolate Company Limited (07457856): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-04-08
- Administrators
- Neil A Bennett, Andrew Richard John
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Incorporated
- 2010-12-02
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 10821 Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
Why it went into administration
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated in December 2010 under its current name. The Company was formed by James Ecclestone (“JE") who was initially the Company's sole director.
JE was the owner and operator of another confectionery business, Casimir Chocolates Limited (“CCL”), which at the time had been trading for 22 years and was a specialist provider of confectionery to the hospitality market. JE therefore had significant prior experience in the confectionery sector and access to manufacturing facilities which would allow the economic development and testing of new products prior to the commencement of trading.
The Company was formed around the idea of recreating classic children’s chocolate bars, but as luxury handmade alternatives using ail natural ingredients.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-06-06) · Companies House register