BlackMilk Clothing enters voluntary administration, sale sought

Linda Lillis said in a Wednesday Facebook post that administrators now control the business and will weigh its options. She said the process lets the company explore what comes next, the result is unknown, and administration need not spell the end of BlackMilk.

Trading continues, per Brisbane Times: the website is open and orders are still going out.

Tim Booker, managing director at Apex Advisory, which is overseeing the administration, told the outlet the firm is exploring a sale. He said:

“We’re calling for any parties that could be interested and have the capacity to move quickly to come forward.”

Booker also said he expects any incoming buyer to see value in the brand’s loyal customer base. According to Brisbane Times, Booker gave no asking price and no figure for the company’s debts.

The numbers

• Brisbane Times reports the brand was created 17 years ago in Brisbane.
• Documents from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), as reported by Brisbane Times, show the company was registered in 2009 and is based in Banyo. The documents list earlier bases in Newstead, Fortitude Valley and Morningside.
• The same ASIC documents show an Apex Advisory registered liquidator was appointed on 4 November 2026.
• Per Brisbane Times, the label shifted its remaining production offshore earlier this year, a change it flagged in a July blog post. Chief executive Jackie Kruger wrote there that shutting the Brisbane factory hit 15 production staff.

No debt figure, asking price or buyer has been reported in the article.

What’s next

Apex Advisory is seeking interested parties as it explores a sale. Brisbane Times reports the business continues to trade while that process runs, and Lillis said the outcome now rests with the administrators.

Lillis told customers the company had changed a great deal in recent years as retail shifted. She pointed to tough consumer conditions, higher costs and more complicated global trading as ongoing pressures. Those are her words as relayed by Brisbane Times, which gives no financial breakdown.

Source: Brisbane Times, 4 November 2026.