Orange Mountain Bikes Limited and P Bairstow Limited - Administration

Orange Mountain Bikes Limited and P Bairstow Limited, West Yorkshire mountain bike manufacturers which collectively employ more than 40 staff, entered administration on 10 January after their financial performance was impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, supply chain disruptions, increasing costs and sector-wide challenges that have also affected companies like Chain Reaction and Wiggle.

Mark Thornton and Kerry Bailey of BDO were appointed as joint administrators and said that they are hopeful that a sale of the business and certain assets will complete shortly.

Various HSBC Bank entities have registered charges against both companies, while Judith and Steven Wade have a registered charge against just Orange Mountain Bikes.