Just days after securing protection from creditors by filing notices of intent to appoint administrators, Westbridge Furniture and sister company Belfield Leisure have done just that.
Interpath has been named as administrator for both companies, with Chris Pole and Will Wright from Interpath as joint administrators.
‘It’s been a challenging time for furniture manufacturers and retailers. Following a spike in demand during Covid-19, a period of falling sales, high interest rates, and inflation, have piled on the pressure for companies up and down the supply chain,’ says Pole.
‘While both Westbridge and Belfield Leisure had made positive progress on their respective turnaround journeys, both companies required further injections of capital. Unfortunately, and despite the best efforts of management to secure funding, this has not been possible, which has sadly resulted in the companies going into administration.
‘As we start to explore options for both businesses, our immediate intention is to trade the Belfield Leisure business as a going concern, as well as maintaining operations at Westbridge for a period as we fulfil work already in progress.
‘We’d invite any parties who may be interested in acquiring the businesses and their assets to contact us at the earliest opportunity.’
Some redundancies have been implemented at Westbridge, but the majority of staff have been retained.
The companies were formed in February 2025 when Blandford Capital bought the business and assets of Westbridge Furniture Designs and Belfield Furnishings along with The Belfield Group’s other subsidiaries, including Tetrad, in a pre-pack deal.
Tetrad and Clinchplain Foam and Fibre are not in administration and continue to trade as normal.
