Cult & Boutique website
now used by Cult and Boutique (Wine Management) Ltd
I am indebted to RD, who was recently cold called by Cult and Boutique (Wine Management) Ltd, for this report:
'I'm emailing you to let you know of a company that you might want to research as a possible addition to your "I wouldn't buy wine from these companies" list on your investdrinks blog.
A few days ago I received a phone call from a gentleman working for Cult and Boutique (Wine Management) Ltd. He asked for me by name, and claimed to be calling because I had expressed an interest in wine dealing in a survey (I know very well that I did no such thing). He also claimed to have my address details, stressing twice during the call that "this isn't a cold call situation", and tried to persuade me to take a look at their website, http://cultandboutique.com.After telling him in no uncertain terms that I wasn't interested, I decided to do a bit of internet research about them and wine dealing in general, which led me to your blog. There, I found your post dated 7th Jan 2010 entitled "Checking a company out". I followed the advice in that post, and here are the results:
Registration number: 07178818 (which matches that given on their website)
Their filings are up to date, but their history contains a notice for compulsory strike-off in Dec 2013, which was discontinued a few weeks later. (*As an aside, it seems that Companies House no longer charge for the company's accounts and returns documents, as your "checking a company out" blog entry states).
* The post "Checking a company out"was written in 2010 when there was a charge for most of the information on Companies House. However, RD is quite right by using the Beta service there is no charge for information. Excellent news!
A web search for Enzo Giannotta shows that he was also a director of the now dissolved Australian Portfolio Wines Ltd (another company that is already on your "wouldn't buy from" list), and of APW Asset Management Ltd, which features unfavourably (to put it lightly!) in a number of your blog posts.'
Cult and Boutique (Wine Management) Ltd is now on my list of companies from whom I would not buy.
No for me thanks Enzo Giannotta!
No for me thanks Enzo Giannotta!