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The safe deposit box company hit by the £10m Hatton Garden jewellery heist is shutting down after trade dropped off in the wake of the high-profile theft.The safe deposit box company hit by the £10m Hatton Garden jewellery heist is shutting down after trade dropped off in the wake of the high-profile theft.
Hatton Garden Safe Deposit, owned by Sudan-based Mahendra Bavishi, and his son Manish, appointed accountancy firm SPW as liquidators on 24 August.Hatton Garden Safe Deposit, owned by Sudan-based Mahendra Bavishi, and his son Manish, appointed accountancy firm SPW as liquidators on 24 August.
A total of 13 defendants are due to appear at Woolwich crown court on Friday charged in connection with the burglary on 2 April, during which they are alleged to have drilled a hole 51cm (20in) deep, 25cm high and 46cm wide into the vault wall at the building in London’s jewellery quarter before making off with the goods and storing them at a property.A total of 13 defendants are due to appear at Woolwich crown court on Friday charged in connection with the burglary on 2 April, during which they are alleged to have drilled a hole 51cm (20in) deep, 25cm high and 46cm wide into the vault wall at the building in London’s jewellery quarter before making off with the goods and storing them at a property.
Sunney Sagoo, senior insolvency administrator at SPW, said: “Following the robbery, trade dried up and they applied for company voluntary liquidation. The company is insolvent and it can no longer carry on trading. We are now taking steps to close the company down.Sunney Sagoo, senior insolvency administrator at SPW, said: “Following the robbery, trade dried up and they applied for company voluntary liquidation. The company is insolvent and it can no longer carry on trading. We are now taking steps to close the company down.
“It went into liquidation to preserve the company’s assets and safeguard the deposit boxes.”“It went into liquidation to preserve the company’s assets and safeguard the deposit boxes.”
Related: Hatton Garden raid: four more appear in court on jewellery heist charges
Terry Perkins, 67, Daniel Jones, 58, and Hugh Doyle, 48, all of Enfield, north London; William Lincoln, 60, of Bethnal Green, east London; and John Collins, 74, of Islington, north London, are all charged with conspiracy to burgle between 1 April and 7 April.Terry Perkins, 67, Daniel Jones, 58, and Hugh Doyle, 48, all of Enfield, north London; William Lincoln, 60, of Bethnal Green, east London; and John Collins, 74, of Islington, north London, are all charged with conspiracy to burgle between 1 April and 7 April.
Brian Reader, 76, and Paul Reader, 50, both of Dartford, Kent; Carl Wood, 58, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire; and taxi driver John Harbinson, 42, from Benfleet in Essex, face the same charge.Brian Reader, 76, and Paul Reader, 50, both of Dartford, Kent; Carl Wood, 58, of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire; and taxi driver John Harbinson, 42, from Benfleet in Essex, face the same charge.
Brenn Walters, also known as Ben Perkins, 43, Laura Perkins, 40, Terri Robinson, 35, and Steven Robinson, 46, all from Enfield, are charged with conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert or transfer criminal property.Brenn Walters, also known as Ben Perkins, 43, Laura Perkins, 40, Terri Robinson, 35, and Steven Robinson, 46, all from Enfield, are charged with conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert or transfer criminal property.
It is alleged a number of the defendants ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes, taking items worth millions of pounds.It is alleged a number of the defendants ransacked 73 safety deposit boxes, taking items worth millions of pounds.
The Metropolitan police were criticised for not following up on a call from a security firm about an intruder alert at the premises at midnight on Good Friday, and have since apologised.The Metropolitan police were criticised for not following up on a call from a security firm about an intruder alert at the premises at midnight on Good Friday, and have since apologised.