The company behind Manchester-based spirits brand Didsbury Gin has gone into liquidation owing close to £200,000 to creditors.
Founded in 2017 by Mark Smallwood and Liam Manton the business won £75,000 of investment after appearing on BBC TV’s Dragons Den, with former Dragon Jenny Campbell taking a third of the business in 2018.
Gareth Howarth from Path Business Recovery has been appointed liquidator of Alderman’s Drinks Ltd, trading as Didsbury Gin.
The company owed NatWest £64,885 as a Bounce Back Loan and £126, 864 to trade creditors including Greencroft Bottling who are owed £40,657.
In 2019 the business secured £100,000 in funding from NPIF-FW Capital…