The Troubadour Cafe Limited (03533231): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2015-07-30
- Administrators' firm
- Opus Restructuring
- Formerly
- Everby Limited
- Incorporated
- 1998-03-24
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 56101 Licenced restaurants
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
From the administrators' statement
The Troubadour was founded in 1954 and has traded for 60 years The venue ts one of the last remaining 1950s coffee houses in London with a proud history as a centre of the bohemian art scene The Troubadour Club has hosted music greats such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon in the 1960s and 1970s and more recently Ronnie Wood and Mick Taylor, Adele, Ed Sheeran and Amos Lee The venue retains a strong tradition of supporting young emerging musicians
The Troubadour Cafe Limited (‘the Troubadour’ or ‘the Company’) was incorporated on 24 March 1998 as a licensed restaurant, coffee shop, brassiere and live music venue and currently trades from 263-267 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 QJA Prior to 2002, the Troubadour operated from one leasehold premises However, in summer 2002 the shops on either side of the café became available and were acquired These were extensively refurbished which resulted in a larger space to facilitate expansion of the business
Mrs Susan Glynne Thornhill (‘SGT’) and Mr Simon Thornhill (‘ST’) are the only directors of the Company SGT controls the day to day running of the Company The Company has authorised and issued 537,437 ordinary £1 shares totalling £537,437 00 SGT and ST each hold 31 7% of the shares resulting in an overall combined shareholding of 63 4% of issued shares
Administrators' statement of proposals (2015-09-21) · Companies House register