Samuel Rollason Ansley is listed as the company’s sole director. The company is owned by a trust whose independent trustees are Peter Rust and Simon Ansley.
Samuel Ansley was also previously a director of Si2 Limited - formally Shaky Isles Britomart - which was put into liquidation in May last year. The same trust owned the shares in Si2.
The first liquidators’ report for Si2 stated the reason for liquidation as “failure to provide for taxation”.
In a post to Instagram today, Roxy & Everybody’s cited tough trading conditions and the lasting impact of Covid-19 as the reasons for the closure.
“It is with great sadness that Everybody’s & Roxy was forced to close their doors permanently yesterday (20 Feb),” the post reads.
“Although it will not be a surprise to anyone who understands how tough trading conditions have been for the hospitality world for the past four years, it was still a shock to us. We had been fighting so hard to make what we were doing better, despite all the headwinds, however, yesterday those winds blew us over.”
Roxy & Everybody’s said there had been incredible highs and lows for the business.
“The highs came from the amazing customers over the years, and the incredible people involved all the way through… this is the joy of serving people and creating memories.
“The lows however were just as frequent… Covid and the lockdowns hit… losing our lifeblood of office workers, function goers, tourists and visitors starved the city of its oxygen.
“The barren landscape was then filled with violence, pushing the younger generations to avoid the city, and the late-night trade, which was our bastion, became an anchor dragging further into the sea.”
