Suppliers
Frequently asked questions for suppliers
| What does ‘going into administration’ mean? | Going into administration means the companies are being taken under the management of an administrator (a licensed insolvency practitioner). The administrator assumes control of the Companies from the current directors. Administration is one of a number of insolvency processes. |
| What is an administrator? | An administrator is a licensed insolvency practitioner, an officer of the Court and is qualified to manage the affairs of a business when it is insolvent. It is their role to take control of a company’s affairs when it is in financial difficulty and try to find a longer-term solution for it. The administrators act as agents of the Companies and without personal liability. |
| Who are the administrators? | HH No.1 New Holdings Limited ('HH1NH'), HH No.1 Holdings Limited ('HH1H') and HH No.1 Limited ('HH1') The administrators are David Baxendale, Peter Dickens and Iain Boot of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. HH No. 5 Limited (‘HH5’) The administrators are David Baxendale, Edward Williams and Alison Grant of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
| Future supplies | The Joint Administrators may request that you continue to supply goods and services to the Companies during the administration to help facilitate the realisation of assets. Goods and services ordered by the Joint Administrators or their authorised representatives will be paid for by the administration estate. All purchases will be ordered using a new sequence of purchase order forms. This will be signed by one of the authorised signatories whose names and signatures are shown on the suppliers letter, a copy of which will be made available to you. |
| I have goods on site, can I get them back? | If you believe you have a Retention of Title claim over goods or a claim over a leased asset that you have supplied to the Companies, please contact your existing contact at the Companies. |
| Can I claim as a creditor? | If one of the Companies owes you money prior to the administration appointment date, you will be an unsecured creditor of the relevant administration estate. You can submit an unsecured claim for the amount you are owed, to that administration estate. If you have any further queries, please email: uk_hhpod1queries@pwc.com or uk_hhpod5queries@pwc.com. |
| How to submit a claim | Our preferred method for creditors to submit claims and supporting documents is via the Turnkey (IPS) online portal, as this is the most efficient and cost effective way for us to deal with your claim and also allows you to better track its status, so we recommend the use of the online portal for claim submission. In order to utilise this system, any creditors who have not received a letter with your unique login details within three weeks of the appointment, please contact us on uk_hhpod1queries@pwc.com or uk_hhpod5queries@pwc.com. In preparation for submitting your claim please ensure that you have all relevant details such as your order confirmation or receipt, invoices or other documentation demonstrating the amount owed to you. |
| What further information on the Administration will I receive? | The Joint Administrators will write to all known creditors of the Companies (per the creditor list obtained from the Company’s books and records) to formally notify them of the administration appointment. This will be accompanied by a general website notice informing creditors that most future documents for creditors will be posted to a website rather than being delivered by post. The Joint Administrators will produce a report to all known creditors and members within eight weeks of the appointment. This report is known as the Joint Administrators’ proposals and will outline steps taken by the Joint Administrators to date and the strategy going forwards. This report will be delivered via upload to the website following the issue of the website notice with the initial creditors letter. The Joint Administrators are also required to provide a written update on the administrations to all known creditors every 6 months. This report will be published on the website within one month of every 6-month anniversary or earlier if an Administrator vacates office or an extension to the administration is granted. |
| Who can I contact if I have any other queries? | If you have any further queries, please email: uk_hhpod1queries@pwc.com or uk_hhpod5queries@pwc.com. |
David Baxendale, Peter Dickens and Iain Boot have been appointed as Joint Administrators of HH No.1 New Holdings Limited ('HH1NH'), HH No.1 Holdings Limited ('HH1H') and HH No.1 Limited ('HH1') to manage their affairs, business and property as agents and without personal liability. David Baxendale, Edward Williams and Alison Grant have been appointed as Joint Administrators of HH No. 5 Limited (‘HH5’) to manage its affairs, business and property as agents and without personal liability.
The Joint Administrators are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Joint Administrators are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-practitioner-code-of-ethics.
The Joint Administrators may act as controllers of personal data as defined by UK data protection law depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may act as a processor on the instructions of the Joint Administrators. Personal data will be kept secure and processed only for matters relating to the Joint Administrators appointment. Further details are available in the privacy statement on the pwc.co.uk website or by contacting the Joint Administrators.
