Scottish textile firm Lanfine collapses owing £1.5m

Summarised from The Herald's report · Updated 10 Oct, 07:30 · Archive

Scottish soft furnishing company Lanfine Limited ceased trading in July with debts exceeding £1.5 million.

Lanfine Limited, trading as The Honesty Works, ceased trading in July and was placed into administration owing more than £1.5 million. The Darvel-based firm supplied soft furnishings including curtains, bed linen, fabrics and towels to major UK department stores, with principal customers including John Lewis and Laura Ashley.

The business, originally founded in 1973, had experienced trading challenges for several years. It reported losses in each year since 2023, with a loss of almost £450,000 in 2025. Administrators at FRP Advisory attributed the collapse to deteriorating demand from key customers combined with increasing costs of raw materials, manufacturing and shipping. The firm had previously manufactured stock on site but in recent years had sub-contracted manufacturing to overseas mills primarily in Pakistan.

A sale process had already begun when the business received a demand from a creditor, leading to the filing of a notice of intention to appoint administrators in July.

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• 'Well-regarded' Scottish textile firm collapsed into administration owing £1.5mA 'well-regarded' Scottish textile company was placed into administration owing more than £1.5 millionThe Herald · 10 Oct, 04:43

In this story: Lanfine Limited · John Lewis · Laura Ashley · FRP Advisory · Darvel · Pakistan · Ayrshire

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