Howlett Clarke Solicitors LLP (OC343046): administration
- Status
- Administration ended
- Administration began
- 2019-02-22
- Administrators
- Christopher David Stevens, Colin Ian Vickers
- Administrators' firm
- FRP Advisory
- Incorporated
- 2009-02-02
- Location
- Brighton
Why it went into administration
- HMRC / tax arrears
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Regulatory change or action
From the administrators' statement
On 6 December 2018, HMRC wrote to the Partnership demanding payment in full of the PAYE and NIC arrears totalling £231k for the period October 2017 to November 2018.
HMRC advised that failure to pay would result in HMRC issuing a winding up petition against the Partnership.
The Partnership engaged Smith Cooper ("SC"), a firm of Insolvency Practitioners on 16 January 2019 to advise on the options available to the Partnership. SC were introduced to the Partnership via Right Legal Group (“RLG”) who have an existing agreement in place with the Partnership in
Administrators' statement of proposals (2019-05-07) · Companies House register