Welcome to Yorkshire in administration
The chair says the company has had to deal with well-publicised legacy issues, covid and the task of securing funding over the past 3 year
Last updated 1st Mar 2022
The chair of Welcome to Yorkshire has announced it's now in administration.
The organisation says the past three years have been incredibly difficult for Board members and staff as they deal with well-publicised legacy issues, on top of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and finding funding from the public and private sectors.
Peter Boc CBE, Chair of Welcome to Yorkshire said:
"The de Bois review of Destination Management Organisations could have created the opportunity for WtY to be given the structure and long-term funding required to move on, grow and develop into the organisation we believe it should be on behalf of Yorkshire and its people.
"Sadly, the decision of the Yorkshire Leaders not to commit to a multi-year funding package, whilst understandable, removed that pathway and means that WtY cannot continue in its present form.
"Most importantly, I want to pay tribute to the team of talented and dedicated professional staff who have continued to do remarkable work in the toughest of circumstances to promote Yorkshire’s many attractions to the world. I offer my heartfelt thanks and wish them well in their future careers.
"I must also place on record my gratitude to those Board members who have remained with WtY, working selflessly in a collective effort to save the organisation from closure.
"It is my sincere hope that the public sector will recognise the value of a new regional Destination Management Organisation to build on the many achievements of WtY.
"This can offer our tourism industry the chance to move forward with a focused approach, deliver on regional priorities, and secure the best outcomes for everyone who visits, lives, works and studies in Yorkshire."
Rob Adamson, Michael Kienlen and Daryl Warwick of Armstrong Watson LLP have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Welcome to Yorkshire on 1 March 2022.
They intend to trade the Company for a period of time whilst they finalise a strategy to secure the best possible result for the creditors of the Company.