Gerard Darel (UK) Limited (03765165): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2020-10-27
- Administrators' firm
- Antony Batty
- Incorporated
- 1999-05-05
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
Gerard Darel is a leading ladies fashion and accessories brand. It was founded in 1971 in Paris by Daniele and Gerard Darel. The French business grew in the late 1990’s with the support of clients such as Jackie Kennedy.
Gerard Darel (UK) Limited was incorporated on 5 May 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Design Sportwears SAS in order to sell the Gerard Darel brand through owned and operated retail stores in the UK.
Stores were opened in leasehold premises in St John’s Wood in 2001 and on the Kings Road in 2012. Two further leases for stores in Marylebone High Street, London and Guildford were taken out in 2014.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2020-12-29) · Companies House register