A raft of companies across the North West have collapsed into administration so far in 2022.
They include household names such as fast fashion giant Missguided as well as a range of small to medium-sized enterprises from varying industries.
Using data from The Gazette supplied by Interpath Advisory, BusinessLive has rounded up the firms that have called in the administrators between January to the end of June this year.
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January
MiChild, which operates 16 children’s nurseries and preschools in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Lancashire, entered administration at the start of the year before being bought in February in a move that saved 250 jobs.
Redundancies were made at two online retailers after Interpath Advisory was appointed to Lancashire-based Big Home Shop and Physioroom.
Stainless steel fabrication business Trufab Technologies in Rochdale also called in the administrators and was then bought by a Plymouth robotics firm in April in a move that saved 29 jobs.
Almost 100 jobs were lost after Bolton-based medicine manufacturer Bolton-based M&A Pharmachem collapsed into administration.
The extent of the company's losses were reported by BusinessLive when financial documents were published the following month.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- Smith, Law & Shepherds I.F.A Limited - Southport
- VST Enterprises - Manchester
- Parry and Welch Solicitors ARRY LLP - Widnes
- The Sky Wheels Group Ltd - Altrincham
- Drop The Hammer Limited - Manchester
MCL Site Projects Limited - Widnes
Oldcocwn Ltd - Bolton
A B Cases (Manchester) Limited - Manchester
February
One of the most high profile North West administrations in February was the collapse of Lymm-based Mulbury Homes.
In the region of 40 jobs were lost when the homes developer called in Kroll.
Crossleys Accident Repair Centre, which has four sites in Poulton le Fylde and Liverpool, entered administration during February but was bought by M & B Motors (North West) Ltd for an undisclosed sum in March in a move that saved 70 jobs.
Warrington-based Mayne Coaches also entered administration and was then bought by Go Goodwins Group of Eccles, Manchester.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- Get Me To The Alps - Cheadle
- Signature Car Park Limited - Liverpool
- DD Frames Ltd - Altrincham
- Swinton Electro Plating Limited - Swinton, Greater Manchester
- Exitroute Limited - Salford
- Nomas Legal LLP - Prestwich, Greater Manchester
- Tribalist Limited - Birkenhead
March
Stockport-based Creative Apparel entered administration in March but was sold to Apparel Services in a deal that saved 14 jobs.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- Heathland School Limited - Accrington
- Anglo Chinese Property Corporation Ltd - Liverpool
- Pentagon Consultancy Ltd - Morecambe
- Burns Mechanical Engineering Ltd - Bury, Greater Manchester
- CN Projects Ltd - Longridge
- Future Technology Services Limited - Blackpool
- Michael Rose & Baylis Limited - Liverpool
- Elevated Engineering Services Limited - Middleton, Greater Manchester
- Hughes Fabrications Limited - Northwich
- Servicescale Limited - Chester
- Jayfex Limited - Old Trafford, Manchester
April
Farnworth-based Clive Christian Furniture entered administration in April and was then snapped up by Luxury Interior Manufacturing, which is registered in London. That deal saved a total of 66 jobs.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- Contract Lifting Solutions Limited - Oldham, Greater Manchester
- Atlas Traffic Management Ltd - Horwich, Bolton
- Philips Trust Corporation Limited - Salford
- T W Parker (Paper) Limited - Bootle, Liverpool
- A1 Supa Skips Ltd - Penrith, Cumbria
- Ashcroft Demolition (Cumbria) Limited - Maryport, Cumbria
May
Birkenhead-based R&D tax relief consultancy Access2Funding collapsed into administration owing almost £1m before it was rescued by a rival. The company was bought by Catax in Altrincham at the end of May.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- A.C. Canoe Products (Chester) Limited - Warrington
- Bentley Global (UK) Limited - Liverpool
- Alma De Cuba Hotel Limited - Liverpool
- Techplas Colours Limited - Bootle, Liverpool
- GTR Aggregates & Recycling Ltd - Penrith, Cumbria
- Philip T Jones & Partners Ltd - Southport
- EVC Furniture Limited - Wigan
- Kids Funtime Beds Ltd - Manchester
June
The administration and subsequent rescue of Manchester-headquartered fast fashion brand Missguided made national headlines.
The company was acquired by Frasers Group, whose brands include House of Fraser and Sports Direct, for £20m at the start of June.
Love Lane Brewery also entered administration during the month but was saved after a former Iceland boss invested a further £300,000.
Other companies that entered administration during the month included:
- Capital Developments Waterloo Ltd - Liverpool
- John Munroe Group Limited - Horwich, Bolton
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