Five Sk:n Group companies in liquidation: information for patients, employees and creditors
Information for patients and their relatives and carers, employees and creditors of the five Sk:n Group of companies in liquidation.
- Information for patients requiring post-operative care
- Information for patients with cancelled operations
- Information for patients and customers who have paid for services not yet received
- Information for customers who have entered into credit agreements to pay for services
- Information for employees
- Information for creditors
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:
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Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited (company number 02545572)
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LCHMG Limited (company number 12325705)
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ABC Lasers Ltd. (company number 04795786)
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Cosmeceuticals Limited (company number 06114019)
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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.
Information for patients requiring post-operative care
Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited, LCHMG Limited, ABC Lasers Ltd, Cosmeceuticals Limited, and Cellite Clinic Limited are in liquidation and all medical services provided by them have now ceased to operate.
If you are a patient and require post-operative medical care you should contact your consultant,or referring medical practitioner.
For any urgent care needs contact NHS 111 or 999 in the event of an emergency.
Information for patients with cancelled operations
If you are a patient and your operation has been cancelled, you should contact the medical practitioner that referred you.
Cosmetic procedures are not generally provided by the NHS.
Information for patients and customers who have paid for services not yet received
If you are a patient who has paid for a course of treatment that has not been completed, you are a creditor and more information can be found in the Information for creditors section.
In addition, if you have paid for this treatment by debit or credit card your purchase may be protected. Please contact your bank or card provider for further assistance.
Information for customers who have entered into credit agreements to pay for services
If you are a customer or patient who has paid for treatment under a credit agreement you should contact your finance company.
Information for employees
You can apply to the Insolvency Service for redundancy and other payments if:
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you worked for one of the following companies in liquidation under an employment contract: Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited, LCHMG Limited, ABC Lasers Ltd. Cosmeceuticals Limited, and Cellite Clinic Limited.
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you live in England, Scotland or Wales.
You cannot apply to the Insolvency Service if you live in Northern Ireland. Find out about your rights in Northern Ireland if your employer is insolvent.
We have guidance to help explain what to do if you are made redundant. This includes information on:
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who is eligible to receive redundancy payments
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what redundancy payments you can apply for
How to apply for redundancy payments
The Official Receiver will give you details about how to apply and will also give you a case reference number (for example CN12345678).
To contact the Official Receiver for this information, please email:skn-hmg-employees@insolvency.gov.uk.
The Official Receiver will ask you for your full name, National Insurance number, date of birth, the company you were employed by and employee number before issuing you with a case reference number.
Once you have the case reference number, you can apply online.
We have information explaining how we calculate and make payments to you.
You can also find information about helping you find work and claim benefits.
Paying your claim
On average it takes 12 days to process and pay claims. However, sometimes we need to get additional information which can take a bit of time. We will contact you directly if we need anything further from you. We always try to pay eligible claims within six weeks of receiving the application.
To allow us to deal with everyone’s application as quickly as possible, please do not contact us to check the status of your application until after the six weeks have passed.
Getting help with your application for redundancy payments
If you need help completing your application, you can contact the Redundancy Payments helpline on 0330 331 0020.
When calling, please have your case reference number and National Insurance number to hand.
You can also contact us using our online contact form.
If you need to email us after submitting your claim, only use the email address you gave on your application form. Otherwise, we won’t be able to respond to you for security reasons.
Other support available to you
Information about helping you find work and claim benefits.
Information for creditors
You will need to register as a creditor in the liquidations of Lasercare Clinics (Harrogate) Limited, LCHMG Limited, ABC Lasers Ltd. Cosmeceuticals Limited, and Cellite Clinic Limited if:
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you have paid for a course of treatment which you have not received in full from one of the companies in liquidation
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you have paid one or more of the five companies in liquidation for goods or services that you have not received
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you are a worker or self-employed contractor who provided services to one or more of the five companies in liquidation
To register as a creditor you will need to complete a Proof of Debt form which you should then email to: skn-hmg@insolvency.gov.uk