# Hookes Interiors Ltd (07588742)

> Why UK company 07588742 went into administration, from the administrators' statement filed at Companies House, by companydig. Interactive version: https://companydig.co.uk/company/07588742

- **Status:** Administration ended
- **Administration began:** 2021-12-20
- **Administrators:** Avner Radomsky, Michael Goldstein
- **Administrators' firm:** RG Insolvency
- **Incorporated:** 2011-04-04
- **Location:** Borehamwood
- **Industry:** 46499 Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c

## Why it went into administration

- COVID-19
- Property / lease costs
- Rising costs / inflation
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Sustained trading losses
- Brexit

## From the administrators' statement

The Company was established in April 2011 by Robert, Jean, Joleen and Chico Hooke. It was derived from Hookes Wholesale which was a partnership founded in 1971 dealing in antiques by John Hooke (Robert's father) and Robert Hooke.

During the 1980's the business gradually moved away from antiques into wholesaling reproduction antiques to shops. By this time Jean Hooke was 100% involved in the business and by the 1990s Robert and Jean were making regular trips to the Far East to purchase stock. Chico and Joleen (the offspring of Robert and Jean) joined the partnership and the business went from strength to strength, moving premises from a farm building in Bray, Berkshire to an industrial warehouse in West Drayton. A short period later the business had expanded enough to take on an adjacent unit on the industrial site and, in its best trading year generated a turnover of £2.8m. However, the economic downturn of 2008 caused problems and in 2010 the business vacated the West Drayton premises and re-located to a smaller unit in Uxbridge and shortly thereafter, the business was incorporated as Hookes Interiors Ltd.

According to the Director, the family managed to slowly rebuild the business and increased turnover, this time relying more on internet based companies such as Achica, Wayfair and eBay, etc rather than traditional bricks and mortar retail shops.

Statement of proposals: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07588742/filing-history/MzMzMjI5NTkzOGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
Companies House register: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07588742

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