Darkfell Limited (07859438): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2016-09-15
- Administrators
- Hugh Francis Jesseman, William Antony Batty
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Batty
- Formerly
- Funtime Bounce Limited
- Incorporated
- 2011-11-24
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 93290 Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Why it went into administration
- Competition / price pressure
- Weather / natural events
From the administrators' statement
The Company was formed in March 2012 and traded as a bouncy castle & inflatable hire business from Carterton in Oxfordshire as part of the Fun Time Bounce Group, which mainly covered the Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire areas The group hires out bouncy castles, inflatables and a wide range of children’s and adults' party games and toys including rodeo bulls, surf simulators, jet ski simulators, gunge tanks, shower cubicles, bungee runs, gladiator jousting and sumo wrestling suits for children’s parties and adult events As well
as the general public, the business also supplies entertainment equipment to and wide range of corporations such as Alton Towers, LEGOLAND Windsor, MasterFoods, Southampton FC and Witney Town Council The Company is a member of the National Association of Inflatable Hirers
Initially the Company enjoyed some years of profitable trade However they have seen profit margins decrease due to higher levels of competition from sole traders, operating as a ‘man with van’ and much lower overheads The Company’s trade is closely mtertwined with other Group companies with the Company hiring out the Group's inflatable equipment
Administrators' statement of proposals (2016-11-10) · Companies House register