T.O.M. Group Limited, T.O.M. Vehicle Rental Limited, Caledonian Truck & Van Limited and Alistair Fleming Limited – All in Administration

T.O.M. Group Limited
T.O.M. Vehicle Rental Limited (formerly known as T.O.M. Airdrie Limited)
Caledonian Truck & Van Limited
Alistair Fleming Limited
(All in Administration) (together ‘the Companies’)

On 28 March 2018 the Companies entered Administration and F L Taylor and C P Dempster of Ernst & Young LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators. The appointments were made by the Companies’ Directors under the provisions of paragraph 22(2) of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

Following the appointments, it was not appropriate to continue to trade the Companies’ businesses and offer them for sale as going concerns due to the nature of the businesses and the ongoing trading losses being incurred. Accordingly, with the exception of the business and certain assets of Alistair Fleming Limited, the Companies ceased to trade on 28 March 2018 and the majority of the employees were made redundant. A small number of employees were retained for a short period to assist the Administrators in undertaking an orderly wind-down of the business and fulfilling their statutory duties.

On 29 March 2018 the Joint Administrators completed a sale of the business and certain assets of Alistair Fleming Limited to Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited. The business operated as a Citroen dealership in Kilmarnock and the sale included plant and equipment, fixtures and fittings and stock assets located at the premises. All 21 employees associated with the business transferred to Arnold Clark as part of the sale.

Further details regarding the conduct of the Administrations are provided in the Joint Administrators’ Statement of Proposals and subsequent progress reports, made available to you below.

Creditors
Creditors pursuing recovery of sums due by the Companies should refer to the guidance below.

  1. If you are pursuing the Companies for Road Traffic Act related parking penalties or contraventions, please review one of the letters below:
    If the penalty/contravention occurred prior to 28 March 2018: TOM – pre letter
    If the penalty/contravention occurred on or after 28 March 2018: TOM – post letter
  2. Should you wish to intimate a claim against the Companies, for any sums due as at 28 March 2018, please complete the Statement of Claim by Creditor form.

Please return the completed form, together with all relevant documentation in support of the claim, to Catriona Lynch at the address below.

Ernst & Young LLP
G1
5 George Square
Glasgow
G2 1DY
United Kingdom

F L Taylor
Joint Administrator
F L Taylor is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an Insolvency Practitioner by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and C P Dempster is licensed in the United Kingdom to act as an Insolvency Practitioner by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. As Insolvency Practitioners, they are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics in carrying out all professional work relating to the appointment.
The affairs, business and property of T.O.M Group Limited, T.O.M Vehicle Rental Limited, Caledonian Truck & Van Limited and Alistair Fleming Limited (‘the Companies’) are being managed by the Joint Administrators, F L Taylor and C P Dempster, who act as agents of the Companies only and without personal liability.
The Joint Administrators may act as data controllers of personal data as defined by the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. Ernst & Young LLP and/or the Companies may act as a data 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. The Office Holder Data Privacy Notice can be found here.