Victoria Plum Limited – in Administration (“the Company”)

On 29 September 2023, the Company entered Administration and Samuel James Woodward and Timothy Graham Vance, partners of Ernst & Young LLP, were appointed as Joint Administrators (“Joint Administrators”). The appointment was made at the request of the Company’s Directors by the Qualifying Floating Charge Holder under the provisions of Paragraph 14 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986.

Shortly following their appointment, the Joint Administrators completed a sale of the business and certain assets of the Company to AHK Designs LTD (“the Purchaser”).

Important notice to creditors:

Neither the Joint Administrators nor their staff will ever ask you for an upfront payment in return for payment of your debt. We will not ask you to provide your bank details over the telephone. Please be vigilant if you receive a letter or email purporting to be from us from an address that you do not recognise, or a telephone call asking you to pay money or provide bank or credit card information.

Customers

If you placed an order which is yet to arrive, unfortunately the Company is not in a position to fulfil your order.

As a result of its insolvency, the Company is also unable to accept any returns, honour any existing warranties or guarantees, provide replacement products or provide any refunds on any goods or orders – this includes any orders where you are yet to receive your goods.

Please note that customer emails sent to the VPAdministration@uk.ey.com email address requesting to return products, wishing to claim under a warranty or guarantee, seeking replacement products or requesting a refund will receive an auto-response confirming the position as noted above. Accordingly, please be advised that the Joint Administrators are unable to assist with these product queries due to the Company’s insolvency.

Creditors are able to lodge a Proof of Debt form for any sums that may be owing to them, however the Joint Administrators can advise that there is no prospect of unsecured creditors receiving a dividend in the Administration. However, you may be able to obtain a refund from your card or finance provider. We have set out below some frequently asked questions in this regard.

If you paid with a credit card over £100

If your payment to the Company was made by credit card for the value of £100 or more, you may be able to make a claim under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act by contacting your card provider to determine if you are eligible to make this claim.

To submit a claim, it is likely your provider will ask for:

-        A copy of your order confirmation.

-        Confirmation that the Company was placed into Administration and that there will be no distribution to unsecured creditors. This statement will be made in the Joint Administrators proposals which will be uploaded to this website within 7 days of appointment.

If you paid with a credit card (where the order value is under £100); or, if you paid for your order with a debit card

If your payment to the Company was made using a debit card or credit card under £100, you may be able to make a claim to your bank or card provider under the ‘chargeback’ scheme. Your bank or credit card provider will determine if you are eligible to make this claim. Please note some claims under the chargeback scheme have a time limit so you should speak to your card provider as soon as possible.

To submit a claim, it is likely your provider will ask for:

-        A copy of your order confirmation.

-        Confirmation that the Company was placed into Administration and that there will be no distribution to unsecured creditors. This statement will be made in the Joint Administrators proposals which will be uploaded to this website within 7 days of appointment.

If you purchased using Paypal, Klarna, Clearpay, Stripe, Novuna or another finance provider

If you made a purchase using a finance provider, you should contact your finance provider directly to understand what recourse may be available to you.

If you are unable to obtain a refund from any of the above means

In the event you are not able to obtain a refund using the above options, you can submit an unsecured claim in the Administration.

Should you wish to lodge a claim as an unsecured creditor, please email VPAdministration@uk.ey.com. You will then be provided with further details on how to submit your unsecured claim.

For the avoidance of doubt, you should only submit an unsecured claim to the extent your finance provider does not provide recourse to you.

Creditors/suppliers

If you are a supplier or creditor of the Company and you require any further information or assistance in relation to the Administration, please contact the Administrators by email at VPAdministration@uk.ey.com.

Should you wish to lodge a claim as an unsecured creditor, please email VPAdministration@uk.ey.com. You will then be provided with further details on how to submit your unsecured claim. 

Employees

If you were an employee of the Company and you require any further information or assistance in relation to the Administration, please contact the Administrators by email at VPAdministration@uk.ey.com.

Media

All media enquiries should be directed to VPAdministration@uk.ey.com.