The Courthouse Cheshire Ltd (09930124): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2024-01-11
- Administrators
- Gareth Prince, Mark Malone
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- The Courthouse Hotel Limited
- Incorporated
- 2015-12-29
- Location
- Birmingham
- Industry
- 56302 Public houses and bars
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Funding withdrawn / unable to refinance
- Weak consumer demand
- Rising costs / inflation
- Cash flow / liquidity pressure
- Property / lease costs
- Rising interest rates
From the administrators' statement
The Company was incorprated on 29 December 2015 and operated as “the Courthouse”, a well known hotel situated in Knutsford in a Grade II listed property. It has nine rooms, a restaurant and facilities for wedding receptions and ceremonies and private dining. The hotel underwent refurbishment between December 2021 and April 2022.
The Group consists of two freehold assets (the Vicarage and the Bridge) and one leasehold site (the Courthouse). The freehold properties and leasehold are owned by the parent company, Flat Cap. The Group’s registered office was 2 the Old Shippon, Middlewich Road, Cranage, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9LT, this was also the Group’s head office and is a leased unit on a small business park.
The Group employed 177 members of staff across housekeeping, reception, the restaurant/ kitchen and head office. All staff were contracted to Flat Cap, whilst the day -to-day operations of the hotels are run via the individual operating companies. The Group was managed and jointly-owned by the directors, Dominic Heywood and Oliver Heywood (“the Directors”).
Administrators' statement of proposals (2024-03-12) · Companies House register