Clerma (G.B.) Limited (02260165): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2025-08-11
- Administrators
- Hugh Francis Jesseman, William Antony Batty
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Batty
- Formerly
- Rapid 6108 Limited
- Incorporated
- 1988-05-19
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 47721 Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Weak consumer demand
- Supply chain disruption
- Property / lease costs
- Parent or group failure
From the administrators' statement
Creditors should note that, unless otherwise stated, this section of the proposals has been prepared based on information provided by the Board of Directors ("the Board") of the Company and not from our personal knowledge as Joint Administrators.
In the 1980s, the Robert Clergerie shoe brand experienced significant expansion worldwide, gaining recognition for its innovative design and the quality of its French-made products. After creating subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, and various European countries, and in order to strengthen its distribution in the UK (Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges, Liberty, etc.), Clerma (GB) Limited (“the Company” or Clerma”) was created by the Robert Clergerie Holding Company in May 1988, to operate a first Clergerie store at 67 Wigmore Street. This store proved to be a success, generating profits from the first year. It helped finance a second store, initially on Draycott Avenue, which was later relocated to Walton Street.
In 2011, the Robert Clergerie Holding Company brand was sold to an investment fund composed of the Fung family and Temasek, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. For this purpose, the fund acquired 100% of the shares in Clergerie GB.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2025-10-10) · Companies House register