The Government has released information for patients and their relatives and carers, employees and creditors of the five Skn Group of companies in liquidation.
A statement on the Government's website reads:
"Winding-up orders were made against five companies from the Sk:n Group of companies on Thursday 18 July 2024.
"The court appointed the Official Receiver, Joseph Sullivan, as liquidator of:
- Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited (company number 02545572)
- LCHMG Limited (company number 12325705)
- ABC Lasers Ltd. (company number 04795786)
- Cosmeceuticals Limited (company number 06114019)
- Cellite Clinic Limited (company number 03639621)
"The companies in liquidation traded under the following brands: Sk:n, HMG, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts, ABC Medical and ABC Lasers.
"The Official Receiver’s priority is to wind-down the companies in accordance with his statutory duties, for the benefit of the companies’ creditors. He also has a duty to inquire into the conduct of current and former directors.
"The remaining Sk:n Group companies continue to trade as normal."
The Government then goes on to give guidance for patients requiring post-operative care, patients with cancelled operations, patients and customers who have paid for services not yet received, customers who have entered into credit agreements to pay for services, employees and creditors.
To read the full information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-skn-group-companies-in-liquidation-information-for-patients-employees-and-creditors
The Skn Group, which owns sk:n, The Harley Medical Group, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts and ABC Medical, ceased trading on July 17, posting a statement on its website which reads:
“It is with regret that we advise that the Skn Group, including sk:n, The Harley Medical Group, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts and ABC Medical has ceased trading as of 17th July. The Mole Clinic is a separate part of the group and continues to trade as normal.
“The company has undertaken an extensive process to secure investment to enable it to continue to trading, but sadly we have been unsuccessful.
“We recognise that this outcome will have a significant impact on our team members and customers, and we are deeply sorry for the stress and inconvenience this has caused. We are doing all we can to address the concerns of those affected. We will be contacting all clients still awaiting test results as soon as possible. All further updates will be provided on this website as and when available.”
Skinbrands is a distributor of professional product brands including Epionce, Medik8 and Grande Cosmetics.
Sk:n runs more than 60 aesthetics clinics across the UK with over 450 consultant doctors, nurses and medical practitioners.
Aesthetic Medicine has approached Skn Group for comment.
A statement on the Government's website reads:
"Winding-up orders were made against five companies from the Sk:n Group of companies on Thursday 18 July 2024.
"The court appointed the Official Receiver, Joseph Sullivan, as liquidator of:
- Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited (company number 02545572)
- LCHMG Limited (company number 12325705)
- ABC Lasers Ltd. (company number 04795786)
- Cosmeceuticals Limited (company number 06114019)
- Cellite Clinic Limited (company number 03639621)
"The companies in liquidation traded under the following brands: Sk:n, HMG, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts, ABC Medical and ABC Lasers.
"The Official Receiver’s priority is to wind-down the companies in accordance with his statutory duties, for the benefit of the companies’ creditors. He also has a duty to inquire into the conduct of current and former directors.
"The remaining Sk:n Group companies continue to trade as normal."
The Government then goes on to give guidance for patients requiring post-operative care, patients with cancelled operations, patients and customers who have paid for services not yet received, customers who have entered into credit agreements to pay for services, employees and creditors.
To read the full information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-skn-group-companies-in-liquidation-information-for-patients-employees-and-creditors
The Skn Group, which owns sk:n, The Harley Medical Group, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts and ABC Medical, ceased trading on July 17, posting a statement on its website which reads:
“It is with regret that we advise that the Skn Group, including sk:n, The Harley Medical Group, Skinbrands, The Skin Experts and ABC Medical has ceased trading as of 17th July. The Mole Clinic is a separate part of the group and continues to trade as normal.
“The company has undertaken an extensive process to secure investment to enable it to continue to trading, but sadly we have been unsuccessful.
“We recognise that this outcome will have a significant impact on our team members and customers, and we are deeply sorry for the stress and inconvenience this has caused. We are doing all we can to address the concerns of those affected. We will be contacting all clients still awaiting test results as soon as possible. All further updates will be provided on this website as and when available.”
Skinbrands is a distributor of professional product brands including Epionce, Medik8 and Grande Cosmetics.
Sk:n runs more than 60 aesthetics clinics across the UK with over 450 consultant doctors, nurses and medical practitioners.
Aesthetic Medicine has approached Skn Group for comment.
