Administration

On 5 October 2018, Lee Lockwood and Bob Maxwell of Begbies Traynor in Leeds were appointed as joint administrators of H. Waterhouse & Sons (Wakefield) Limited which has been trading for over 150 years.

More than 130 jobs have been saved at a North Wales firm after the business and assets were sold as a going concern.

Award‐winning bar company Burning Night, which owns Bierkeller Entertainment Complexes around the UK, was placed into the hands of joint administrators Andrew Mackenzie and Julian Pitts of Begbies Traynor in Leeds on 28 September 2018.

Dunscar Bridge Brewery Limited was placed into Administration on 26th September 2018. Ian McCulloch and Dean Watson of Begbies Traynor have been appointed as Joint Administrators.

The John Lewis Partnership has reported profits for the first half of this year down by 98.8 per cent as compared with the same period in 2017.

A popular family-owned business which has worked on major property regeneration projects in Liverpool since 1971 has been placed in administration.

On 10 August 2018, Claire Dowson and Gareth Rusling of Begbies Traynor in Sheffield were appointed as joint administrators of Raw Brewing Company Ltd and the company was immediately acquired by Silver Brewhouse Limited.

A credit union based in London with more than 500 members has been placed in administration.