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Fancy seeing Sammy's cocktail bar in the gossip column! I have been enjoying his controversial Google reviews since he opened circa pandemic, and will be sad to lose them.

Having drank there a few times, I found it suspect that his staff were always young, slim, attractive women. Sammy presents as a big name, charismatic host, taken altogether it feels a bit "hipster harem".

If there's more news here, I won't be too surprised.

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Thanks Robbie - fancy emailing me to chat more? mollie@manchestermill.co.uk

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Sure, I have emailed you.

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For anyone who wants to know a bit more about the two companies as at today, please read on. There may be some updating to come at Companies House but the current information has some differences to what has been noted.

Records show that the registered office of Carlton Social and Building Club Building Company Limited (the owner of the property) was at Rowan Lodge until 16 February 2024. It was then moved to 9 Abbotside Close Manchester and then back to Rowan Lodge on 8th November. The filing of the change of address is stated to have been made by an authorised person.

On 24th and 25th November Justin Anderson, Christopher Cox, Donna Bradshaw and Joy Wales were appointed as directors.

At the same time, Louisa Cousins, Ian Thomas, Balmain Graig, Theo Gordon and Hugh Gordon all had their directorships terminated.

All notices were filed by an unnamed person who was stated to be duly authorised.

One interesting and unanswered question is who the shareholders are as they can ultimately control what happens, although the directors have power subject to that to manage the company and to grant leases within the objects of the company.

The last accounts show fixed assets of only £2,256.

The original objects of the company were to purchase property in the Whalley Range area and to use it as a club and to let it to the club then being formed called the Carlton Social and Bowling Club or any successor club or to allow it to be used by the club.

For the CIC, 6 directors were removed in August 2024. That leaves as directors Justin Anderson, Jason Farmon, Frances Holker, Janet Mugg, Jonathan Oswald, Cheryl Price and Andreas Ratcliffe. There does not appear to be any overlap of directors as currently noted at Companies House.

The next accounts are due to be filed by 28 February 2025. The last accounts show a pre-tax profit of just over £20,000 on a turnover of £290,835. The accounts did not need to be audited.

The objects are to benefit the community and include operating a bar and hiring space to generate a profit. All profits go back into the company.

There may be more to this story than we currently know.

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Opening someone else's letters without their consent is a criminal offence under the Postal Services Act 2000. If the Building Company at Rowan Lodge are making that allegation, without evidence, then I suspect they'd be vulnerable to a defamation action. Tread carefully.

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Navendu Mishra MP - always the wrong man at the wrong time.

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Why are you leaving substack to a new platform?

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Hi there, we outlined a few of our reasons here - hope this is clear! https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/mill-media-leaves-substack-ghost/

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Interesting. I'm guessing you'll repost that on here soon enough.

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