Takeaway in liquidation as immigration raid cost £280,000

J&K Cuisine Ltd fell into liquidation after Immigration Enforcement paid a visit in the summer of last year.

The company runs Bilash Tandoori in Broadshires Way, Carterton, a place it has operated from since 2014.

Gareth Hunt and Alex Cachini, of Manchester-based business restructuring specialist RPG, were appointed as joint liquidators in August.

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Statement of affairs submitted to Companies House reveal the company went bust with £351,000 worth of debts owed.

Most of this was the £280,000 fine it was issued with after it was found to have employed illegal workers.

Details of this raid and how many illegal workers were found have not been publishing in the recent list by Immigratin Enforcement.

However, as a general rule, businesses that have been caught with an illegal worker on site receive a fine of up to £45,000 per illegal worker.

Company directors Mohammed Alam, 28, and Jamal Hasib, 70, are both owed £26,107 each, the records show.

HMRC has a claim of £9,762 in unpaid VAT which is expected to go down to £6,012 due to the cash in the bank and the electricty company Smartest Energy is owed £9,221.

Bilash, which is still registered as being open on Google, has been approached for a further comment.

The website says: “Bilash in central Carterton is proud to serve wholesome and unpretentious Indian food as a shared dining experience.”