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10.05.2023 - 05:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The fashion brand founded by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Seema Malhotra owed almost £3m when it entered liquidation, it has been revealed.
Debts of over £2.8m had been racked up by Manchester-based Dress Me Online, which traded as Forever Unique, according to newly-filed documents with Companies House.
The brand Forever Unique is now trading under a new operating company, Fashion Store Online Limited.
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The brand was co-founded by Seema Malhotra, along with her husband Sandeep, but she is not a director of Dress Me Online. The only director is Mr Malhotra.
Her husband is also the only director of Fashion Store Online Limited.
According to its most recently available accounts, Dress Me Online turned over £2.3m in the year to December 2020.
The new statement of affairs, which has been filed with Companies House, shows that HSBC was among its largest creditors as well as China-based Guangzhou Pretty Fashion and Turkey-based Nova Sourcing USD. HMRC was owed over £1.3m when Dress Me Online entered liquidation.
Mr Malhotra was owed over £140,200 while Unique Collections, a Manchester company he is a director of, was also owed almost £577,300.
Amie Johnson and Yiannis Koumettou of Begbies Traynor were appointed as joint liquidators of Dress Me Online on Tuesday, April 4, "after all options had been explored to keep the business open".
Insolvency director Amie Johnson said: "We have successfully completed a sale of the company’s stock. In accordance with our statutory obligations we are now focusing on our investigations into the company’s affairs and conduct of the company’s directors.
"If creditors have any concerns regarding the company’s affairs or
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