GKB Retail Ltd (11285435): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2020-02-12
- Administrators
- Hugh Francis Jesseman, William Antony Batty
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Batty
- Incorporated
- 2018-04-03
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 56103 Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Why it went into administration
- Creditor pressure / legal action
From the administrators' statement
GKB Retail Limited was incorporated on 3 April 2018 to acquire the business and assets of Cooplands Retail Limited — In Administration, through a pre-packaged sale. Mr George Kar! Burdett (“Mr Burdett”), was the Company’s sole Director and shareholder at that time, the acquisition was completed on 11 April 2018.
The business of GKB comprises of approx. 26 retail bakery outlets, which trade under the name of “Cooplands”. Each shop has a typical bakery offering of bread, cakes, pastries with hot and cold food.
Originally founded in Doncaster in 1931, the Cooplands brand is well established in the local area with branches in South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. The business hit financial difficutties in 2015 and has struggled since that time.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2020-02-27) · Companies House register