Mon, 08 Sep 2025 | ADMINISTRATION
Administrators are set to realise the assets of a garden retailer based in North Yorkshire, following the company’s collapse earlier this month. Richard Griffith House Plants Limited fell into administration on September 2 2025.
Mark Hodgett and David Willis of FRP Advisory were appointed as joint administrators of the Knaresborough-based company, which ceased trading immediately upon their appointment, with all seven employees made redundant.
The company specialised in garden furniture, houseplants and related garden products, but, according to FRP Advisory, had experienced a sustained decline in demand from customers, ultimately rendering the business unsustainable and leading to the appointment of administrators.
Richard Griffith House Plants operated from premises on a third-party garden centre in Calcutt, Knaresborough. The operations of other retailers based on the site are unaffected by the company’s collapse.
Following their appointment, the joint administrators are now focused on an orderly wind down of the company's operations, realising the business' assets and supporting affected employees with relevant claims to the Redundancy Payments Service,
FRP Advisory partner and joint administrator Mark Hodgett commented: "Richard Griffith House Plants Ltd was a well-regarded name in its sector, but the business was significantly impacted by a downturn in consumer spending. In light of the trading challenges, the business was placed into administration.”
"We are now focused on managing the wind down process and supporting the affected employees."
In accounts for the year to December 31 2023, the company’s fixed assets were valued at around £48,000 and current assets at approximately £954,000, with net assets amounting to slightly over £251,000.
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