Oculis Construction Consultants Ltd (11720987): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2023-11-20
- Administrators
- Sean Williams, Anthony Milnes
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Incorporated
- 2018-12-11
- Location
- Leeds
- Industry
- 74902 Quantity surveying activities
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Rising costs / inflation
- Pension deficit
From the administrators' statement
Following the completion of a pre-packaged sale of the Company’s business and assets on 21 November 2023 to Oculis Construction Limited (“the Purchaser’), the Joint Administrators sent a letter to creditors on 27 November 2023 to provide further information on the sale pursuant to the requirements of the Statement of Insolvency Practice (“SIP”) 16. A copy of the information provided is attached at Appendix M of this report.
The Joint Administrators would like to draw your attention to Section 3.6 to 3.23 of the SIP16 report which provides background information regarding the Company and events leading up to the Joint Administrators’ appointment.
As set out in the SIP16 report, the director approached Leonard Curtis on 22 August 2023, following the recommendation of a business associate, John White, for advice on the Company's available options with regards to its outstanding liabilities to HM Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”).
Administrators' statement of proposals (2024-01-11) · Companies House register