Distraught customers have been left out of pocket after a kitchen company went bust with debts of around £2million. Parlour Farm Kitchens Limited, a kitchen manufacturer and installer based in Cirencester, collapsed into liquidation and appointed a voluntary liquidator on February 9.
To add fuel to the fire, it appears the directors reappeared under a phoenix company, which allows a failed business to rebrand and absolve any previous debt while retaining stock and staff. The collapsed company owed £2,050,415 in bills, including more than £150,000 to employees, according to financial documents filed on Companies House.
Some £81,858 was owed in redundancy pay, £62,147 in notice pay and £7,709 wage arrears. The liquidated company also owed nearly £300,000 to HM Revenue and Customs, according to financial documents filed on Companies House.
One customer told The Standard she had been left nearly £20,000 out of pocket from the collapse. A second told Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard she was due £19,000 for an unfulfilled delivery.
She said: “I later spoke to a solicitor and they said because the company is liquidated, this case will have no legs.”
At the time of collapse, three directors were at the helm of the company, run by Dino Mussell, Christine Mussell and Austen Rowley, according to Companies House.
On November 7, 2025, the directors reappeared under a phoenix company named Parlour Farm Kitchens & Cabinet Makers Ltd. Mr Rowley has since resigned from this, while the other two remain active.
They had been self-described online as a “designer and manufacturer of beautiful, truly bespoke kitchens”.
Located on the Love Lane Industrial Estate, it had been active for more than 20 years. It was incorporated in 2001 under a different name, The Antique Pine Dealer Limited. In 2004, it switched to Parlour Farm Kitchens Limited.
The Express has contacted Parlour Farm for comment.