Administration News - written by Rob Moore

Killby & Gayford, a builder that worked on the remodelling of 10 Downing Street in 2008, has been put into administration. The business made a pre-tax profit of £1.9 million in 2010, a drop from the £ [more]

OpCapita has bought 333 of Game's UK branches that are still open, safeguarding over 3,000 jobs in the pro [more]

April’s business rates rise will see more retail businesses go into administration, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned. According to new figures from KPMG, in 2010 there were 165 retail administrations, risin [more]

Brintons Carpets has been bought out by The Carlyle Group in a deal worth £40 million, just two months after announcing a search for new funding desperately needed to keep it g [more]

The assets of kitchen maker FD Kitchens are for sale following the appointment of Begbies Traynor as the administrators to the troubled business. [more]

Coventry City Football Club is facing being placed into administration after a takeover deal led by former vice-chairman Gary Hoffman fell through. [more]

PricewaterhouseCoopers has recently announced that the number of British businesses entering administration fell in the second quarter of 2011, but, in the same breath, warned that this figure could rise again as consumers continue to avoid the shops and cuts to public spending start to take its toll. [more]

Administrators are looking to sell on the remaining plant fleet of the equipment hirer, Fox Bros, after they collapsed into administration this week. [more]

Wiring supplier Simclar Group was put into the hands of administrators at Deloittes last night, leaving 217 employees at risk of losing their jobs. [more]

The Jumeirah Group's plans to operate a luxury Scottish hotel have encountered problems after the project’s developer fell into admini [more]

Department store chain TJ Hughes filed its intention to appoint an administrator yesterday amidst extremely tough high street trading conditions. [more]

The Habitat brand and the company's three leading London stores have been bought by the Home Retail Group, which already owns Argos and Homeb [more]

The restaurant chain part-owned by former Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty, V8 Gourmet, has been taken over by appointed administrators from RE10. [more]

Work is underway to find a buyer for Leicester hosiery firm, Manchester Hosiery Ltd, after it fell into administration. [more]

Two hotels located in the popular seaside area of Torbay have been put onto the market following their administration at the start of last month. [more]

The owner of several prestigious British hotels, von Essen Hotels, has entered administration having buckled under the weight of its £250 million debt mountain. Administrators at Ernest & Young have been mandated with the task of [more]

Administrators dealing with Scarborough's Woodhead bakery, have said they are very confident that they will be able to secure a quick sale of the busin [more]

WestWays of Plymouth Ltd, the Devon-based prestige boat dealership has filed for administration following the loss of a major brand contract. [more]

The residential property fund started up by Sir Tom Hunter, once Scotland's richest man, has fallen into administrat [more]

Direct Golf UK has rescued the Cambridge Golf & Conference Centre out of administrat [more]