Crispin Odey places gold investment firm into liquidation Business Disgraced financier Crispin Odey has placed a gold investment firm he controlled into liquidation, City AM can reveal. Tri-Star Resources, which owned a stake in an antimony and gold production facility in Oman known as SPMP, is to be wound up amid “serious concerns” over the viability of the project. Odey was the sole director [...]
The Apprentice winner Harpreet Kaur speaks out after firm shuts down Business Harpreet Kaur has spoken out after the company Lord Alan Sugar invested in following her victory on The Apprentice in 2022 collapsed. City AM reported earlier this week that Oh So Yum entered voluntary liquidation at the end of October owing to a six-figure sum to its creditors. The dessert company had secured a £250,000 [...]
Harpreet Kaur: Firm founded by winner of The Apprentice collapses Retail A company founded by Harpreet Kaur, who won The Apprentice in 2022, has been shut down owing to a six-figure sum. Oh So Yum was placed into voluntary liquidation at the end of October, according to filings with Companies House and The Gazette, with Paul Palmer of Marshall Peters appointed to oversee the process. Harpreet [...]
David Beckham’s former esports team owes millions after closure September 10, 2025 Creditors of an esports company initially backed by David Beckham are set to be left out of pocket to the tune of more than £2m after the firm went out of business. Guild Esports, which owns a multi-story gaming venue in Shoreditch, officially entered voluntary liquidation earlier this month after first being put up for [...]
Tax crackdown drives rise in compulsory liquidations August 19, 2025 Company directors are “feeling the impact” of HMRC’s crackdown on unpaid taxes as compulsory liquidations spiked by 11 per cent in the year to July 2025, official data has shown. More bosses wound up their businesses last month than had done so in June, with creditors’ voluntary liquidations still driving insolvencies across the UK. But [...]
Glastonbury Festival: Huge debts of collapsed glamping firm revealed June 11, 2025 The huge debts racked up by a luxury Glastonbury Festival glamping company before it collapsed last month have been revealed. Yurtel, which is based in Corsham, Wiltshire, went into liquidation in May, leaving a number of Glastonbury glampers ticketless and out of pocket. The business had charged between £10,000 and £16,500 for its hospitality tickets [...]
Ryan Giggs restaurant closed owing huge sums March 24, 2025 Almost £500,000 was owed by the company behind a restaurant owned by former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs when it collapsed, it has been confirmed. George’s Dining Room and Bar in Worsley, Salford, shut in February and the business behind it was placed into voluntary liquidation. Ryan Giggs opened the restaurant with friends Kelvin Gregory [...]
England Rugby Travel: RFU joint venture goes into liquidation March 21, 2025 England Rugby Travel Limited, a venture involving rugby’s governing body the RFU, has gone into liquidation. The firm, based out of Twickenham Stadium (Allianz Stadium), provided fans with ticket packages and experience for England Rugby matches both home and away. Paul Ellison and Rob Keyes of KRE Corporate Recovery Limited have been appointed liquidators for [...]
Select Fashion on verge of collapse as it shuts UK stores – reports March 15, 2025 Retailer Select Fashion is reportedly on the verge of collapse as the struggling chain nears the closure of 35 shops across the UK. The group has drafted in advisers to oversee a process of liquidation, according to documents seen by the Sun. It comes as it is believed the chain will have shut 35 shops [...]
UK economy: Compulsory liquidations hit 10-year high January 21, 2025 Figures released from the Insolvency Service showed that there were 3,320 compulsory liquidations in 2024, the highest number for 10 years.