Ellis Noble Leisure Limited (12056240): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2026-01-13
- Administrators
- Gary Hargreaves, Martyn James Pullin
- Administrators' firm
- FRP Advisory
- Incorporated
- 2019-06-18
- Location
- Preston Farm Business Park
- Industry
- 56302 Public houses and bars
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorporated on 18 June 2019. The current director is Mr Ian McLean, and the sole shareholder is Ellis Noble Limited (‘the Parent’). Mr J.W. Basil Newby served as a director from incorporation until 6 February 2026, resigning following the appointment of Administrators.
The Company trades as ‘Funny Girls’, a drag and cabaret bar which has operated in Blackpool since 1995.
A previous entity operating as Funny Girls entered Administration on 4 September 2018 under the control of Mr Newby and Mr McLean. The business and assets were sold as a going concern to an unconnected brewery, which continued operations. We understand that as the business was not a strategic fit for the purchaser, it was subsequently sold to Ellis Noble Leisure Limited and Ellis Noble Limited in August 2019.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-03-06) · Companies House register