Rapid Response Medical Services Ltd – administration

Rapid Response Medical Services Ltd, a Cannock-based private ambulance firm which provided ambulance services for two NHS trusts in the South and East of England, entered administration on 5 December, facing debts of £3.8 million, as well as a claim for more than £1m in pay and holiday pay for staff. Immediately upon their appointment, Joint Administrators Benjamin Wiles and Michael Lennon of Kroll effected a pre-pack sale to Medicare EMS Group for £250,000. 100 of the more than 250 staff have been transferred to the purchaser. Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited has a registered charge against the company.