In The Style goes out of fashion as administration looms February 14, 2025 Fast-fashion retailer In The Style is on the brink of collapsing into administration two years after being forced into a rescue deal. FTS Recovery is being lined up to oversee the potential administration of the company which was founded by Adam Frisby in 2013. The business was previously listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM [...]
AllBright: London’s women-only members’ club rescued February 3, 2025 A deal to buy the assets of AllBright, the women-only members’ club in London, out of administration has been announced. A Cain International company has acquired the assets after the networking and events business entered administration last week. The deal has been agreed for an undisclosed sum but the fee is expected to be revealed [...]
Harland & Wolff: Over 1,000 jobs saved at Titanic builder after £70m rescue deal completes January 28, 2025 A deal to save troubled shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, which crashed into administration owing more than £160m last year, has been completed. The acquisition, first announced in December 2024, will save over 1,000 jobs. Spain-headquartered Navantia has acquired the business and assets of Harland & Wolff Group, which include all four operating yards in Belfast, Appledore, Methil [...]
Crafter’s Companion: Huge debts revealed at firm rescued by Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies January 23, 2025 Crafter’s Companion, the company started by Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies while at university, owed almost £20m when it collapsed into administration earlier this month before being rescued, it has been revealed. The company appointed Interpath to oversee the process on 7 January in a move which has led to its Barlborough store closing and [...]
Typhoo Tea racked up debts of £100m as it collapsed into administration January 6, 2025 Typhoo Tea collapsed into administration owing around £100m to its creditors ahead of being rescued, it has been revealed. The Bristol-based company entered administration in November 2024 before being bought in a £10m deal the following month. Now, a new document filed with Companies House by Kroll has revealed how much Typhoo Tea owed to [...]
Harland and Wolff: Deal struck to buy troubled Titanic maker saving 1,000 jobs December 19, 2024 Troubled shipbuilder Harland and Wolff, which crashed into administration owing more than £160m earlier this year, has been saved. Spanish state-owned business Navanti has struck a deal to buy the Belfast-based company in a move which will secure 1,000 jobs at Harland and Wolff’s four shipyards – one in Belfast, two in Scotland (Methil on [...]
Debts to go unpaid after collapse of Simon Rimmer’s restaurant chain December 12, 2024 How much the well-known restaurant chain co-founded by celebrity chef Simon Rimmer owed when it collapsed into administration has been revealed for the first time. Vegetarian restaurant Greens first opened its doors in Didsbury, Manchester, in 1990 but was forced to close in January 2024. That closure was followed by the chain’s other site in [...]
More companies to follow Homebase and Typhoo Tea into administration following Budget, warns Begbies Traynor December 10, 2024 More UK companies will crash into administration following the tax hikes announced in Labour’s Budget at the end of October, according to Begbies Traynor. Announcing its half-year results to the London Stock Exchange, the Manchester-headquartered group said “UK insolvencies remain at elevated levels” and that it expects “continuing growth” in its business recovery division as [...]
Typhoo Tea takeover: New owner brews cost-cutting turnaround after rescue deal December 2, 2024 With the immediate future of Typhoo Tea secured after it was rescued out of administration, attention is now turning to what could next be on the cards for the historic brand. City AM exclusively revealed late on Sunday that the troubled tea maker is to be taken over by a vapes, batteries and vitamins seller [...]
Typhoo Tea rescued out of administration in £10m deal by vapes giant December 1, 2024 Typhoo Tea has been rescued out of administration by a vapes, batteries and vitamins seller for more than £10m. The trade and selected assets of the Bristol-based company have been acquired by Manchester-based Supreme, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, for £10.2m. In a statement, Supreme said the deal includes Typhoo Tea’s stock [...]