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[bogstandard]

Appears I am on the notified list of Creditors along with "?? ?" Doubt myself or Question Mark will get anything back but the organisers deserve huge thanks in taking 205k from the Mini Community in return for nothing. You should all be very proud.

[floormanager]

Yes I'm on there too with 1000 others.  I've already completed a chargeback so strictly speaking, I am no longer a creditor, the credit card company is.

[floormanager]

The accounts make interesting reading.

Shooter

For those of us who have no understanding of it, what does it say?

[Shooter63]

The accounts make interesting reading.

Shooter

For those of us who have no understanding of it, what does it say?

It was simply the amount of money that had been accrued through ticket sales, when it was announced the cancellation was due to a lack of sales I was expecting around 50K not 200K, 200k covers a lot of expenses, and due to the on going good weather at the time you would expect a high take up of late bookings and general foot traffic on the main weekend.

Shooter

[floormanager]

Thank you Shooter63.  I was surprised at the high number of ticket sales, me included!  I know very little about how these events are put on but you'd expect to be in a deficit until the ticket sales reach a certain point and from then on, happy days.  The wonderful weather we had could have only swelled the numbers.  All very odd and sad. 

[Shooter63]

Thank you Shooter63.  I was surprised at the high number of ticket sales, me included!  I know very little about how these events are put on but you'd expect to be in a deficit until the ticket sales reach a certain point and from then on, happy days.  The wonderful weather we had could have only swelled the numbers.  All very odd and sad.

Pretty sad all round really, I'm not going to dig but it does all smell a bit.

Shooter

[Keeef]

The IMM rip-off merchant, Mr Roger Neil Agate - Sole director of disolved company IMM2025 Ltd and remover of £10,000 as a directors loan (recorded in liquidators report as unrecoverable) , is now chairman of The Sportsman Inn in Amberley
https://www.bbc.co.u...es/c62jd671ly2o
The pub website even has the temerity to show an IMM2025 gazebo in the garden!
https://thesportsmansussex.co.uk/
May be worth a club visit as the mini community may have an interest in this Community Pub
May even get to meet Chairman Agate...

Edited by Keeef, 10 September 2026 - 05:14 PM.

[Keeef]

Rubbing noses in it...

[Quinlan minor]

"Save Our Sportsman

Our pub is now a fully community-owned pub – except that to achieve this result and to protect the pub in perpetuity, we have had to borrow money to top up our share fund. 

If you’d like to own a little piece of your very own pub, and help us secure the long-term future of The Sportsman, you can buy shares by visiting the (link removed).

Please help us preserve this valuable local asset."

Given his financial history, I don't see too many Mini Owners contributing!

[Shooter63]

 

"Save Our Sportsman

Our pub is now a fully community-owned pub – except that to achieve this result and to protect the pub in perpetuity, we have had to borrow money to top up our share fund. 

If you’d like to own a little piece of your very own pub, and help us secure the long-term future of The Sportsman, you can buy shares by visiting the (link removed).

Please help us preserve this valuable local asset."

Given his financial history, I don't see too many Mini Owners contributing!

 

Before investing in that I would be reading the small print VERY carefully. 

 

Shooter 

[floormanager]

Perhaps those still out of pocket, could arrange a booking, have a meal and call it quits   

[68+86auto]

 

"Save Our Sportsman

Our pub is now a fully community-owned pub – except that to achieve this result and to protect the pub in perpetuity, we have had to borrow money to top up our share fund. 

If you’d like to own a little piece of your very own pub, and help us secure the long-term future of The Sportsman, you can buy shares by visiting the (link removed).

Please help us preserve this valuable local asset."

Given his financial history, I don't see too many Mini Owners contributing!

 

 

Sounds like many mini owners actually own it then.

[coopertaz]

there are contact details for the bbc sussex who did this interview, maybe people should ask for them to find out the full story from this man! I have