Who are we?

Our operating company, Crawshaw Butchers, currently has 20 retail outlets and two distribution centres across Yorkshire, Humberside, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

In line with our growth strategy we have now successfully launched eight new shops in Retford, Castleford, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Huddersfield, Doncaster, Bramley and more recently, Derby.

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Crawshaws Fundamentals (CRAW)

Yes it is skinny, but it was prompted by an article in this w/e FT about the chicken industry and a chap called Ranjit Singh Boparan who is being investigated by the FSA. Via a slightly odd route, the Boparan family actually own 29.7% of Crawshaws, which is possibly why the CRAW sp is being hit at the moment.

Thanks Harry.

hero to zero!!!!

Directorate change and trading update

Crawshaw Group Plc, the UK's leading value butcher, announces the following intended changes to its Board of Directors.

Noel Collett, Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board of his intention to step down to pursue other opportunities but will remain in his role until a replacement CEO is appointed to ensure an orderly hand over.

The Group also announces that Alan Richardson, Chief Financial Officer, has notified the Board of his intention to leave the business in early May to take up an opportunity outside the Group.

Trading for the year ended January 2018 remains unchanged and the full year results will be announced in April. Trading in the first 6 weeks of the new financial year has been challenging, exacerbated by the recent poor weather but the factory shop format continues to perform well.

Jim McCarthy, Chairman of Crawshaw Group, said:

"The Board of Crawshaw thanks Noel and Alan for their contribution and wishes them success in their future endeavours. We anticipate being in a position to announce a new CEO and CFO in the near term who will help drive the business forward."

"The Board of Crawshaw thanks Noel and Alan for their contribution" - Really!!!!

Crafty Butchers!!!!!!

dead meat
above is effectively a profit warning and that's why 2 top execs are going

not yet, quite. ... it's back to the 7p price of 2013 - a big rise just a few years ago to 95p is long forgotten.
At this 7p- price is it a punt? - or the dead meat as some-say?

Intention to appoint administrators and Suspension to trading on AIM

As previously announced on 26 October 2018, the Board was considering a number of remedial actions including raising additional funding through an equity capital raising in order to address the key issues it had identified with the Company. Since then, the Board has been in discussions with existing investors and prospective investors. Unfortunately these discussions have not been successful in raising sufficient capital to address those key issues.



The Company does not have sufficient cash resources to effect the required restructuring of the business.

In the light of the above and the operational and financial uncertainty which the Company now faces, in order to protect both shareholders and creditors, the Board has taken the decision to place the Company into administration and intends to appoint administrators shortly with the purpose of seeking buyers for the Group's business and assets on a going concern basis.

As a result, the Board announces it has requested a suspension of trading in its shares on AIM with effect from 7.30am on 31 October 2018.

Further announcements will be made in due course.

Shame, a classic case of expanding too fast whilst taking the eye of the ball!

Like Burnley, Kim.

Ha! Yes quite!