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04.06.2024 - 11:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It was a symbol of Ancoats’ remarkable rejuvenation. But now the company behind much-loved bakery Trove has gone into liquidation with more than £1.6m of debt and troubling claims over its pension duties.
The mini-chain started out in Levenshulme in 2011 before expanding to outlets in Manchester city centre, Ancoats and Wilmslow, along with industrial premises in Heaton Chapel where the sourdough, croissants and sausage rolls it was famed for were baked.
But, on Friday (May 31), a ‘forfeiture notice’ was posted on the door of the flagship branch at Murray Street, Ancoats. And now, Ethan Davies reports, it can be revealed the parent company, Two Hexagons Ltd, owes £1,652,851.82 to creditors, according to a statement of affairs posted on Companies House on the same day as a winding up petition.
That sum includes £941,423.41 to HM Revenue and Customs in tax and £24,900 to The Pensions Regulator, the public body which regulates workplace pensions. Meanwhile, ex-staff have claimed to the Manchester Evening News that they believe they could be owed thousands in unpaid pension contributions, while others believe they were never enrolled on a pension scheme at all.
A representative from the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union has confirmed it has a formal grievance process open representing one employee.
At the same time, former staff claim they could be owed thousands in unpaid pension contributions. One, who asked not to be named but believes he’s owed £1,500, said: “In January 2023, we got our first email from NEST ( the government-founded workplace pensions scheme National Employment and Savings Trust) saying they had reported your employer for late payments of pension contributions.
"Obviously we were very upset, to put
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