A Scottish restaurant company has been placed into liquidation.
The move follows a court action by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs against the Edinburgh firm.
The court petition by HMRC was against the Artisan Pasta Maker in Dundas Street.
David Meldrum of BK Plus Limited was appointed liquidator.
The firm’s most recent accounts at Companies House showed a £64,460 deficit. The business was set up five years ago.
HMRC says it does not comment on individual cases, but it did say: “We take a supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts and only file winding-up petitions once we’ve exhausted all other options, in order to protect taxpayers’ money.”
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In Scotland, the most recent quarterly figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy show there were 375 corporate insolvencies compared with 294 for the same time last year, an increase of 27.6%.
There were 199 members’ voluntary liquidations set against 128, an increase of 55.5%.
Insolvency Service figures for March show there were 131 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, which was 11% higher than the number in March 2025.
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The total number of company insolvencies was made up of 53 creditors’ voluntary liquidations, 57 compulsory liquidations, 18 administrations and three receivership appointments.
We reported earlier that liquidators were appointed to a venture launched by a Scottish restaurant company.
The Edinburgh-headquartered company owner said that "the time was right" to close the venture and that all suppliers have been paid in full.
Michele Civiera, founder of Civerinos, told The Herald the liquidation relates to a company called Hot Slice Studio, a "hospitality-based creative agency on George Street separate from the wider group to support small food and drinks operators with content and events".
He said: "The company in liquidation is a separate entity from our restaurant business, where 250 brilliant people continue to serve amazing pizza for the people of, and visitors to, Glasgow and Edinburgh."
Documents showed then that Ian Wright and Brian Milne of Quantuma Advisory were appointed as liquidators.
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