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Here you can find CAPA’s latest appointments to undertake forensic audits, as well as instructions for property services from a range of blue-chip clients including retailers, insolvency practitioners, leisure operators, banks and venture capitalists.

  • Spark Medical Ltd (in admin)

    Spark Medical Ltd has been sold in a pre-pack deal that saved around 375 jobs, according to administrators. The company, which is headquartered in Bromborough, the Wirral, provides ambulance services across the North West of England.

    Spark employs 97 members of staff and numerous subcontractors, operating as many as 50 medical vehicles daily. it has its own fleet of modern, fully-equipped ambulances and a team of highly-trained and qualified staff, and works in partnership with the NHS and private companies.

    In August last year, the company acquired Medi 4 Ambulance Services, which provides a broad range of patient transport and pre-hospital care solutions across the south of England, and also has a substantial ambulance fleet.

    But in recent times, the combined business had been hit with increased cost commitments and ongoing capital expenditure alongside a drop in revenue, which created pressures on cash flow, administrators RSM UK Restructuring Advisory said.

    This led to a creditors’ Administration application being issued on January 19 this year. Lee Van Lockwood and James Miller, both of RSM UK, were appointed as joint administrators.

    RSM have appointed CAPA to carry out an rates audit over the property portfolio.

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  • Gordon Brothers Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament, which supports the Jon Egging Trust

    CAPA were delighted to be the tournament sponsor of the 2nd Gordon Brothers Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament on June 10th, which supports the Jon Egging Trust (JET) which is a UK-based charity focused on supporting young people facing challenges in education and personal development. The funds raised from the golf day directly support JET’s Blue Skies Programme, a three-year intensive intervention for students aged 12 to 15 who are at risk of disengaging from education.

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  • Lavval Restaurants / Spaghetti House (in admin)

    Lavval Restaurants, the group behind Spaghetti House, appointed corporate finance specialist BTG as administrators.

    Administrators were hired to help wind down the business and have since shut its remaining five sites, all based in central London.

    It is understood the company had already shut three sites in recent months, based in Mayfair, Goodge Street and Fitzrovia.

    Spaghetti House was founded by Simone Lavarini in 1955 and remained owned by the family.

    The group’s Knightsbridge branch was in the media spotlight in 1975 when three robbers took the restaurant’s staff hostage following a failed robbery.

    Luigi Lavarini, executive chairman and chief executive of Lavval Restaurants, said: "After 70 years of serving our loyal customers, it is with a heavy heart that we announce Lavval Restaurants Limited has entered administration and will cease trading".

    BTG have appointed CAPA to carry out a full property audit over the 7 properties.

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  • Keystone Brewing Group Ltd (in admin)

    Keystone Brewing Group, formerly known as Breal, which swooped in to acquire Yorkshire’s Black Sheep Brewery, Magic Rock and North as well as Warwickshire-based Purity and London’s Fourpure, Brick, Brew by Numbers and Wolfpack, has appointed FRP as administrators. The group, which also produces non-alcoholic brand Big Drop under licence and distributes Bavarian beer brand Hofmeisterand French cider and calvados brand Sassy in the UK.

    CAPA have been appointed by FRP to carry out a rates audit over the companies properties.

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  • CAPA main sponsors of R3 Conference in Budapest

    CAPA were delighted to be the main sponsors of the R3 annual Conference again, which took place in Budapest this week.

    The event brought together leading professionals from across the restructuring and insolvency sector, providing a great opportunity to share insights, discuss current challenges and strengthen industry connections.

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  • Promotion for Sophia

    It's with great pleasure to announce that Sophia Buchan has been promoted to Associate Director. Sophia has been employed by CAPA for 20 years and heads up the rates, service charge, audit and management functions throughout the UK.

    CAPA Director Tony Sweeney comments - "Sophia has been an integral part of the management team for some time and this promotion recognises her being a major part of CAPA's success in recovering over £400m for clients over the past 23 years".

    Contact Sophia by email at Sophia@capa.uk.com

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  • SKS Bailey Group Ltd (in admin)

    An accountancy and tax advisory firm with a presence in Teesside & County Durham has formally entered administration.

    SKS Bailey Group Limited, which operated from a network of 7 offices spanning the North East and beyond, including sites in Billingham, Consett, Redcar, Gateshead, Ilkley and Scunthorpe.

    Administrators Andrew Tate and James Hopkirk of Kreston Reeves LLP have now taken control of the business and appointed CAPA to carry out a rates audit over the company offices.

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  • C W Sellors (in admin)

    Independent jewellery retailer C.W Sellors trading since 1979 has been purchased after collapsing into administration, saving 46 jobs. The core trading business of C.W. Sellors was acquired by a newly formed group of owners, including members of the company's existing leadership team and outside investor's.

    Administrators BDO have appointed CAPA to carry out a property audit over the 19 outlets.

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  • UK Salads Ltd (in admin)

    UK Salads Limited, a major UK producer of salad items, has fallen into administration and ceased trading. The company collapsed following a period of challenging trading, with approximately 200 staff made redundant as a result.

    The firm was founded in 1992 and based in Harlow, North East London. It supplied major UK retailers, including the UK business of German discount supermarket Aldi, with products including cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and aubergines.

    While the details of the company’s struggles have not been disclosed, the UK’s fresh produce sector has been hit by headwinds including energy, transportation and labour cost inflation, as well as post-Brexit issues such as supply chain disruption and labour shortages.

    FRP Advisory partners Alastair Massey and Glyn Mummery were appointed as joint administrators to the company on February.

    Speaking to food industry publication Just Food, the joint administrators described the company as "a well-established growing, packing and importing company supplying to major retailers, wholesalers, catering and the public.”

    The joint administrators said that “challenging trading conditions” had left the company “unable to meet its financial obligations”, leading to it falling into administration and ceasing trading. They added that they were now considering the options available to the business and “exploring interest from a number of parties.”

    CAPA will carry out a property audit over the companies portfolio.

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  • SHH Interiors Ltd (in admin)

    Lancashire based SHH Interiors Limited, an interior design company trading as SHH Interiors, Fab Home Interiors & 1Wall, fell into administration last month, with Megan Singleton and M J Colman of Leonard Curtis appointed as joint administrators.

    CAPA have been engaged to carry out a property audit over the 6 company sites.

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