Humber Doors Bankruptcy Follows June 2 Administration
Humber Doors Limited entered bankruptcy in late May and its administration was announced on June 2, putting the Cheshire-based door supplier trading as Summerbridge Doors into the hands of joint administrators John Carpenter and Christopher Barrett.
The move matters because Humber’s latest accounts, for the year to February 28 2025, showed fixed assets of £1.2 million, current assets of around £2 million and net assets of £1.3 million. For customers and suppliers, the immediate shift is control: decisions now sit with Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery rather than the company’s management.
John Carpenter Takes Control
John Carpenter and Christopher Barrett of Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery were appointed as joint administrators, giving the recovery firm responsibility for Humber Doors’ next steps. The date in the announcement is June 2, but the company had already fallen into administration in late May, a distinction that matters for anyone tracking when creditor protections and administrator oversight began.
£1.2 million in fixed assets and around £2 million in current assets suggest Humber was still carrying a meaningful asset base at the last reporting date. Net assets of £1.3 million point to a business that was not asset-free at the end of February, which is the starting point administrators will use when assessing whether there is value to preserve.
Saddleback, T & T, Exertis
Three more June announcements widen the picture. Saddleback Limited, a Bristol-based cycling distributor, fell into administration at the end of May and was announced on June 3; it has now ceased trading, and administrators were seeking buyers for its assets. Its accounts for the year to January 31 2025 showed turnover of approximately £14.5 million and operating losses of just under £1.3 million.
June 4 brought two further notices: T & T Carpentry and Facades Limited, trading as T & T Facades from Fareham, and Exertis (UK) Limited, the Burnley technology distributor. Miles Needham and Andy John of FRP Advisory were appointed for T & T, while Martin Armstrong and Richard Bailey of Turpin Barker Armstrong and James Hopkirk of Kreston Reeves were appointed for Exertis. Exertis had been sold by its Irish parent company last year to Aurelius, then saw its credit facilities slashed, lost most of its vendors and made hundreds of redundancies.
Complete Waterproofing and June 4
One more June 4 announcement completed the day’s run of insolvency notices: Complete Waterproofing Services Limited, the Essex-based provider of commercial roofing and waterproofing services, also fell into administration last week. Wayne MacPherson and Louise Baxter of BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint administrators.
What ties the week together is not one sector but the pace of the filings. Humber Doors is now one of several businesses moving through administration in quick succession, and the practical question for affected suppliers, creditors and customers is whether the administrators can realise enough value from assets, trading or buyer interest to limit the damage.
