On 10 February 2009, JJB put their "Qube" and "Original Shoe Company" subsidiaries into administration, after failing to find a buyer. By the end of the week, the group secured a reprieve from its bankers to avoid putting the whole group into administration. On 13 October 2009, JJB admitted that former executives were being investigated by both HM Revenue & Customs and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. In Late October 2009, Blue Inc and other stores acquired Door to Door’s assets from JJB’s Sports and Fitness subsidiary.