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Revived East India Company Enters Liquidation With London Flagship Closed

Filings cite debts to its offshore parent, unpaid taxes, unpaid wages.

Overview

  • The modern retail venture appointed liquidators in October 2025, according to Companies House.
  • The company owes more than £600,000 to its British Virgin Islands–registered parent, plus £193,789 in tax liabilities and £163,105 to employees.
  • The website is inactive and the former 97 New Bond Street store stands vacant, with CBRE marketing the premises.
  • Several related firms using the East India name have been dissolved, and East India Company Collections Limited received a creditor winding-up petition last week.
  • The brand was revived in 2010 by Sanjiv Mehta as a luxury tea and food retailer, bringing a controversial historical name back to the high street before its shutdown.