Club Monaco Europe Limited enters creditors' voluntary liquidation with BTG Begbies Traynor appointed
Club Monaco Europe Limited, the Birmingham-registered UK entity for the Canadian fashion brand, entered a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 26 May 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Joint liquidators Simon John Killick and Jack Caten of BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP were appointed on 26 May 2026 to Club Monaco Europe Limited, the Birmingham-registered UK entity for the Canadian fashion retailer.
The appointment was resolved by both members and creditors, the London Gazette notice confirms. A creditors' voluntary liquidation is an insolvent winding-up initiated by a company's directors and resolved by its members, without a court order. It is the most common route into corporate insolvency in the UK.
The liquidators
Killick holds IP number 23390 and Caten holds IP number 31274. Both are based at Level 33, One Canada Square, London, E14 5AB. IP numbers are licence identifiers issued by a practitioner's recognised professional body, confirming they are authorised to act as insolvency practitioners.
As joint liquidators, either may act independently unless the terms of the appointment specify otherwise.
The company
Club Monaco Europe Limited is registered at One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, B3 2HJ. Its principal trade is described in the notice as retail sale of clothing in specialised stores, corresponding to SIC code 47710.
The company was incorporated on 17 December 1997 and has traded under two earlier names. It was originally registered as Pynecombe Limited from incorporation until 5 February 1998, then briefly as Club Monaco UK Limited until 2 March 1998, before taking its current name. The most recent accounts filed at Companies House were made up to 31 January 2024.
The directors
Steven Warner Shimek is the sole current director, having been appointed on 11 June 2025. Maria Savvidou served as director from 14 July 2023 and resigned on 11 June 2025, the same date Shimek was appointed.
Several earlier directors resigned over the preceding years. Diane Elizabeth Marsh served from June 2022 to July 2023, and Elizabeth Penelope Westhead served from July 2021 to June 2022. Daniel Edward Hausen and Vladimir Martynenko both resigned in July 2021.
No company secretary is currently recorded at Companies House. Abogado Nominees Limited previously held the corporate secretary role, resigning on 13 July 2021.
Secured charges
No secured charges are registered against Club Monaco Europe Limited at Companies House.
Common questions
Are you owed money by Club Monaco Europe Limited?
In a creditors' voluntary liquidation you are an unsecured creditor unless you hold a registered charge or retention of title. The liquidators will write to known creditors with a proof-of-debt form. A statement of affairs prepared by the directors and the chair of the creditors' decision procedure should be available on request. Read more about proof of debt and where you sit in the creditor hierarchy.
Did you work at Club Monaco Europe Limited?
In a CVL, employees are typically dismissed at or shortly after the liquidator's appointment. Wages owed up to a statutory cap, holiday pay, notice pay and redundancy may be claimable from the Redundancy Payments Service. The liquidators will normally provide RP1 case-reference numbers to the affected staff. See gov.uk: your rights if your employer is insolvent.
Do you hold a deposit, gift card or undelivered order from Club Monaco Europe Limited?
Customers with paid-but-undelivered orders, gift cards or deposits rank as unsecured creditors in the liquidation. Where you paid by credit card and the amount was over £100, Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 may let you claim from the card issuer for breach of contract or misrepresentation by the supplier; the rules apply per item, not per transaction, and the card must be a regulated credit card. Debit-card payments may be recoverable via chargeback.
Are you a director of a company connected to Club Monaco Europe Limited?
Section 216 of the Insolvency Act 1986 applies the moment the company enters liquidation. If you intend to be involved in another company using the same or a similar name within five years, you must rely on one of the three statutory exceptions and file the relevant notice. Acting in breach is a criminal offence and exposes you to personal liability for the successor's debts.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Appointment of Liquidators)
- Companies House record 03482790
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