Kilmarnock Sheriff Court places Glasgow construction firm into administration
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court granted an administration order over Prime Structural Solutions Limited on 5 November 2018, with Begbies Traynor partners appointed joint administrators.
Information for general guidance, drawn from the public record. Not legal, financial, or insolvency advice. If you are affected by an insolvency, consult a licensed practitioner or qualified solicitor.
A petition presented to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on 5 November 2018 brought Prime Structural Solutions Limited, a Glasgow-registered specialist construction company, into administration. Administration is the formal insolvency process under which licensed insolvency practitioners take control of a company to rescue it, sell it as a going concern, or realise its assets for creditors.
Kenneth Pattullo and Kenneth Craig, both of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP, were appointed joint administrators. Pattullo holds IP number 8368 and Craig holds IP number 8584. An IP number is the licence identifier issued by a practitioner's recognised professional body. The firm's address is Finlay House, 10-14 West Nile Street, Glasgow, G1 2PP, which also became the registered office of Prime Structural Solutions following the appointment.
The company
Prime Structural Solutions was incorporated on 26 November 2014 and carried out specialist construction activities, classified under SIC code 43999, which covers other specialised construction work not elsewhere classified. Its last filed accounts covered the period to 31 January 2017 and were prepared on a total-exemption basis, indicating a small company at that time.
The directors at the time of the administration were James Easton Adams, who had served since incorporation in November 2014, and Derek Mair, who was appointed on 11 July 2018. Pauline Adams had served as company secretary from incorporation but resigned on 8 November 2017.
Background
The administration ran from November 2018 until December 2020, a period extended beyond the standard twelve months. Progress reports were filed with Companies House in December 2019 and June 2020. Prime Structural Solutions was dissolved in March 2021 following the conclusion of the administration.
For creditors, suppliers and employees
Once administrators are appointed, they issue statutory communications to known creditors and take over correspondence with those owed money. That correspondence is handled through Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP at the West Nile Street address.
Creditors who wish to evidence the amount they are owed do so through a proof of debt, the formal claim form submitted to the administrators setting out the basis and value of the claim.
Administration triggers a moratorium under Schedule B1, paragraph 43 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the part of the Act that governs administration in England and Wales and, by equivalent Scottish legislation, in Scotland. The moratorium pauses most creditor enforcement action without leave of the court.
Customers holding paid-but-undelivered orders or deposits rank as unsecured creditors, meaning they sit behind secured and preferential creditors in any distribution of assets. Employees' claims for unpaid wages, notice pay and statutory redundancy are treated as preferential claims up to certain limits. Where a company cannot meet those payments, the Redundancy Payments Service exists to handle statutory entitlements on behalf of the insolvent employer.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Prime Structural Solutions Limited?
You are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The administrators will write to known creditors in due course with a proof-of-debt form and timetable for the first meeting. Until that letter arrives, no formal action is required from you. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Prime Structural Solutions Limited?
Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service if the company is unable to pay. The administrators will normally coordinate the RP1 claim with the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Prime Structural Solutions Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits typically rank as unsecured creditors. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Prime Structural Solutions Limited?
Watch for Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 if you intend to keep trading under a similar name in a successor company. The rule prohibits a director of a liquidated company from being involved in another company using the same or a similar name for five years, unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. Read more about Section 216.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Administration Orders)
- Companies House record SC492056
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