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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.
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Gordon Brothers Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament, which supports the Jon Egging Trust
Find out moreCAPA 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)
Find out moreLavval 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)
Find out moreKeystone 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
Find out moreCAPA 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.
#R3AC2026
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Promotion for Sophia
Find out moreIt'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)
Find out moreAn 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)
Find out moreIndependent 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)
Find out moreUK 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)
Find out moreLancashire 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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Malin + Goetz (in admin)
Find out moreLondon based skincare and fragrance brand Malin + Goetz has entered into administration.
Malin + Goetz said that it would be shutting its 7 London stores 'immediately'. The skincare and fragrance firm also said at the time that it would also be pausing its online orders.
The administrators Alvarez and Marsal have appointed CAPA to carry out a property audit over the portfolio.