Quicks Archery, the UK’s specialist archery equipment retailer, has entered administration after 67 years of trading. All website orders are delayed as the Holmfirth-based business undergoes restructuring
A UK sporting goods retailer has collapsed into administration – leaving customers across the globe without their purchases. Operating for 67 years, Quicks Archery, managed by Archers was the destination for archery gear, components, kits, publications and accessories.
It started as an archery section by David George Quick, and was situated within an existing sports enterprise called Hargreaves in Portsmouth. A decade afterwards, Mr George Quick was resolved to transform Quicks into a specialist independent archery retailer and established his own venture.
Quicks Archery was established in 1949, and throughout the 50’s and 60’s the beloved retailer began flourishing after it gained recognition for “The Bowman’s Guide” – a postal catalogue that helped standardise archery retail across the UK and attracted enthusiasts from around the globe.
In December 2019, the company was formed into Quicks Archery Ltd, though it has experienced a major transformation since then, reports the Mirror.
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An announcement in The London Gazette was issued on March 11, revealing the Holmfirth-based company had appointed Jonathan Paul Philmore of Philmore and Co Ltd as administrator on March 3.
As of Wednesday, Quicks Archery’s official website has issued a statement to all customers, confirming all website orders will be postponed. It states: “Due to a restructure of the business, all orders placed via the website will be delayed. Thanks for your patience and understanding”
In 2024, according to Companies House, Quicks Archers encountered a strike-off threat when it nearly faced closure by the government.
According to The Express, a First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off was issued on November 12, which typically happens when a company fails to file its accounts on time or if Companies House suspects the company has ceased trading.
Had this been successful, the company would have been dissolved – however this strike-off was suspended on November 21 and roughly a week later, the outstanding accounts had been submitted and the compulsory strike-off proceedings were discontinued, rescuing itself from dissolution.
The accounts reveal there were approximately 26 employees within the business, and operating as a medium-sized specialist retailer, with a payroll spanning three branches.
This comes just under a year after the brand had secured a five-year lease on a state-of-the-art studio and shop in Leeds according to the West Leeds Dispatch. Quicks, alongside its sister company Podium, also sponsored two archers representing Team GB at the Paris Olympics, Briony Pitman and Tom Hall.
Meanwhile, a major delivery firm which handled parcels across the UK has also collapsed with Evri shipments going missing. Pedal and Post has officially appointed liquidators after management closed down the struggling operation in January following nearly 14 years of trading.
Brett Lee Barton and Margaret Carter, from Walsall-based BK Plus, have been named as joint liquidators. Pedal and Post has formally assigned liquidators after the management closed down the struggling business in January, following almost 14 years of operation.
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