Lara Bohinc UK Ltd (06760885): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2017-09-06
- Incorporated
- 2008-11-28
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 32120 Manufacture of jewellery and related articles
Why it went into administration
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses
- Parent or group failure
- Competition / price pressure
From the administrators' statement
3.1 The Company was incorporated on 28 November 2008 and its principal activity was that of the sale of jewellery and related articles. The Company latterly traded from premises leased by its parent company, Lara Bohinc International Limited (“LBI”), at 60 Golborne Road, London W10 5PR, after previously being located in Sloane Street, London.
3.4 The Company was established as a subsidiary of LBI, specifically in order to run retail and online operations, predominantly focussed on jewellery, bags and scarves designed by LBI’s creative director, Lara Bohince, a jewellery designer originally from Slovenia, who had built up a following for her designs after arriving in the UK in the mid-1990s.
3.5 The Company’s sole director throughout its trading life was Ernst Malmsten (“EM”), who was responsible for all trading activities, including accounting, procurement, logistics, sales and HR. EM was also responsible for the day to day trading activities of LBI.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2017-11-09) · Companies House register