Deadhappy creditors revealed

UnderwriteMe and Shepherds Friendly listed

Cameron Roberts
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Life insurance business, Deadhappy, has revealed its creditors as part of its administrator’s statement it filed to Companies House on 30 July.

The statement shows that Deadhappy owes just over £1 million to its various creditors. This includes over £35,000 to Channel Four and over £140,000 to Meta. Its preferential creditors, those who must be paid first, are employees at the point of insolvency, who are owed over £4,000; and HMRC, owed nearly £200,000. Creditors in the protection industry include Covea Life, which Deadhappy owes over £300,000; UnderwriteMe, owed over £65,000; and Shepherds Friendly, owed over £25,000. The statement also includes the company's shareholders, whose shares are now listed as effectively value...

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