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Bridal shop creditors meeting
11:18am Thursday 3rd July 2008
Comments (17)A DATE has been set for a meeting for everyone who is owed money by Arvella Bridal in Lyndhurst that closed abruptly last week.
The creditors' meeting will take place on July 14 at 10.30am at the office of insolvency practitioner Nick Peat in Poole.
However he has warned that suppliers and customers who are owed money by the High Street bridal boutique are likely to only get a few pence back for every pound they are owed.
And he said that even if brides have paid for their wedding dresses waiting to be collected in the shop the suppliers could keep them if they have not received any payment from Arvella.
Mr Peat has sent out letters to more than a hundred creditors and is publishing notices outlining details of the meeting which will be attended by Arvella's director Lisa Clarkson.
He said that he is sending his final batch of letters today but that if anyone who is owed money has not heard from him by the weekend they should email him at nickpeat@peatsaccountants.co.uk At the creditors' meeting Mr Peat will read out the business' assets and liabilities before a formal vote is taken to appoint the liquidator.
Those creditors who do not attend can vote by proxy. It is understood that Mrs Clarkson, 33, wants Mr Peat to be appointed the liquidator.
After the meeting Mr Peat will go through the business' books and said it could take months or a couple of years until everything is resolved, depending on whether any wrongful trading is discovered that might require court action.
Since Arvella's closure last Tuesday dozens of brides have contacted The Daily Echo claiming that they paid for dresses that were never ordered or that they were fobbed off with sample dresses.
Suppliers have also said that in many cases they had not received payment from Arvella for dresses that were ready to be sent out.
Mrs Clarkson of Warsash, has apologised for the business's failure but blamed market conditions and suppliers letting her down for her business' demise.
* The creditors' meeting will take place at Peats Accountants, Discovery Court, 551-553 Wallisdown Road, Poole, England. BH12 5AG.
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Christoff, says...
12:48pm Thu 3 Jul 08
FED UP WITH THIS, says...
2:41pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Ok its sad that people have lost money, not had orders fullfilled etc etc, but there are lots of companies that go down the pan every year that upset people who have ordered goods through them. Im sure they dont get the amount of coverage that a small bridal shop in a little town has got.
Let the creditors do their job to recoup the money that is owed to suppliers, goods that are owed to customers. Problem is that its a first come, first served basis and generally nobody is the winner.
Please Echo no more on this subject!!!!!!
paul b, says...
3:19pm Thu 3 Jul 08
FED UP WITH THIS wrote:You don't have to read it. It's quite clear what it is when you read the headline.
ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH
Ok its sad that people have lost money, not had orders fullfilled etc etc, but there are lots of companies that go down the pan every year that upset people who have ordered goods through them. Im sure they dont get the amount of coverage that a small bridal shop in a little town has got.
Let the creditors do their job to recoup the money that is owed to suppliers, goods that are owed to customers. Problem is that its a first come, first served basis and generally nobody is the winner.
Please Echo no more on this subject!!!!!!
You're the one who made the choice to read all the stories - the Echo didn't force you to.
Bambi, says...
4:08pm Thu 3 Jul 08
I'm sorry for just writing it off instantly, just because it doesn't directly affect me.
Shazza, says...
6:47pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Chris, Soton says...
7:57pm Thu 3 Jul 08
Shazza wrote:You spent 10K on a wedding dress??
I can't substantiate it but I'm owed at least 10k. My big day was ruined tho and you can't put a price on that.
Christ you have more money than sense!
paul the tit, says...
8:30pm Thu 3 Jul 08
paul b wrote:Likewise, it's you who chooses to live in a country with a welfare system, but that doesn't stop you whingeing on about it constantly, does it?
FED UP WITH THIS wrote:You don't have to read it. It's quite clear what it is when you read the headline.
ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH ENOUGH
Ok its sad that people have lost money, not had orders fullfilled etc etc, but there are lots of companies that go down the pan every year that upset people who have ordered goods through them. Im sure they dont get the amount of coverage that a small bridal shop in a little town has got.
Let the creditors do their job to recoup the money that is owed to suppliers, goods that are owed to customers. Problem is that its a first come, first served basis and generally nobody is the winner.
Please Echo no more on this subject!!!!!!
You're the one who made the choice to read all the stories - the Echo didn't force you to.
Christoff, says...
9:56pm Thu 3 Jul 08
He has a point though, whoever it was.
Sartorial, soton says...
6:47am Fri 4 Jul 08
SG, Portsmouth says...
6:05pm Sat 5 Jul 08
Shazza wrote:How rude are you!!! You obviously know nothing of weddings. this person probably bought her dress, her bridesmaid dresses and the grooms attire and all the grooms attendents attire from this shop. Do not judge people you do not know!
I can't substantiate it but I'm owed at least 10k. My big day was ruined tho and you can't put a price on that.
pikey, new forest says...
11:43am Sun 6 Jul 08
emma head, lymington says...
11:01pm Tue 8 Jul 08
Fanny, London says...
9:23am Thu 10 Jul 08
Angry parent, Beverley, East Yorkshire says...
10:00am Fri 11 Jul 08
I have seen the misery this has caused and would point out that we bought the dress for my daughter with hard earned money. So to you people who are posting negative comments, I would say, stop and think before you do so. It may happen to you one day.
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Chris, Yorkshire says...
3:01pm Fri 11 Jul 08
I have seen the upset this has caused. No, we didn,t pay a fortune but what we did spend took a lot of saving be it pence or pounds, this was our money, worked hard for. For some of you heartless people, it may happen to you one day.
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Ripped Off Bride, says...
9:09pm Thu 24 Jul 08
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