Duchess China 1888 Limited (11601900): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-12-18
- Administrators
- John Allan Carpenter, Christopher Benjamin Barrett
- Administrators' firm
- of Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery
- Incorporated
- 2018-10-03
- Location
- Warrington
- Industry
- 23410 Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Brexit
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 3 October 2018 with Andrew John Tooth and Jason Thomas Simms appointed as directors of the Company. The Company’s issued share capital consisted of 100 ordinary shares, with Andrew Tooth and Jason Simms each holding 50 ordinary shares.
The Company specialised in the manufacturing of luxury and bespoke handmade ranges of fine bone china, operating from two trading premises in Stoke-on-Trent.
Additional working capital was provided by an invoice finance facility with Bibby Financial Services Ltd (“Bibby”) which was granted a debenture on 29 January 2019 containing fixed and floating charges over the Company’s assets.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-02-13) · Companies House register