Northcote Operations Limited (07223455): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2020-01-30
- Administrators
- Neil A Bennett, Dane O'Hara
- Administrators' firm
- Leonard Curtis
- Formerly
- Brew Operations Limited; Brew Abbeville Limited
- Incorporated
- 2010-04-14
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 56101 Licenced restaurants
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Sustained trading losses
- Management failings / irregularities
From the administrators' statement
The business was founded by Jason Wells and was part of the Wells Group (founded by Mr Wells) and traded as all-day Australian cafés and restaurants incorporating a number of separate brands, including Brew Café, Antipodea and Bondi Beach Club, across a number of companies.
Mr Wells moved to the UK from his hometown Melbourne eleven years ago and opened up the first Brew Café in Northcote Road, Clapham, and had further venues across south west/west London. The Company's associated company, Antipodea Operations Limited (“Antipodea’) entered Administration on 1 November 2019 with Neil Bennett and Andy John of Leonard Curtis Limited appointed as Joint Administrators.
The Company traded as a café and restaurant under the brand name “Brew” and employed approximately 56 staff. The Company operated from the following premises:
Administrators' statement of proposals (2020-03-23) · Companies House register