Wine firm in administration after it fails to deliver
AN ADMINISTRATOR has been called in to a Yorkshire-based online wine supplier which has been accused by dozens of customers of failing to deliver thousands of pounds worth of orders.
Mike Kienlen of accountancy firm Armstrong Watson has been appointed to Mardenis, which ran SurplusWine.co.uk.
Well-known Yorkshire restaurateur Denis Lefrancq, who ran restaurant No 3 York Place in Leeds, is a director of Mardenis.
No 3 York Place is presently closed and attempts to contact Mr Lefrancq have failed.
Customers have complained that orders for fine wine and champagne haven’t been delivered.
Mr Kienlan said: “If anyone has ordered and paid for goods that have not been delivered by the company, regrettably, the company is not in a position to supply these orders.
“Refunds will not be possible due to the company’s lack of funds when it entered Administration. Anyone affected by this is now classed as an unsecured creditor.
“Based on the information currently available, it is unlikely that there will be a dividend to unsecured creditors in this case.”
West Yorkshire Police have been investigating complaints from customers and West Yorkshire Trading Standards has also received a number of calls about the business.
Mr Kienlan said all known unsecured creditors had been sent a letter asking them to provide details of how much they are owed and he urged people who had paid by credit card to contact their card providers to establish whether they are entitled to a refund.
Customers who believe they have a claim against Mardenis but have not yet received a letter from the administrator should contact Armstrong Watson at Central House, 47 St Paul’s Street, Leeds LS1 2TE.
TheBusinessDesk.com discovered yesterday that the SurplusWine website is still active online, but attempts to contact anyone on the number on the website were unsuccessful.
