Oakman Inns and Restaurants Limited and Oakman Dev Limited
Ross Connock, Mark James Tobias Banfield and Tom Crookham have been appointed as Joint Administrators (“the Joint Administrators”) of Oakman Inns & Restaurants Limited (“OIRL”) and Oakman Dev Limited (“ODL”) as of 21 July 2025.
If you have any queries in relation to the Joint Administrators' appointment not covered in this website, please use the appropriate email address as detailed below in order that we can respond to you:
OIRL:
Creditors/Suppliers: uk_oirl_creditors@pwc.com
Employees: uk_oirl_employees@pwc.com
Customers: uk_oirl_customers@pwc.com
Landlords: uk_oirl_landlords@pwc.com
ODL:
General: uk_odl_queries@pwc.com
On appointment, the Joint Administrators entered into a contract for the sale of the business and assets of OIRL to Upham Group Limited. The transaction includes the transfer of 531 employees. A full list of the sites transferred can be found below. This transaction represents the best option available to generate returns for creditors as a whole. Please reach out to your usual contact at the company in relation to the transferred sites.
The remaining operational sites have been closed with immediate effect and we are in the process of liaising with landlords of those sites.
List of sites transferring to Purchaser:
The Three Locks, Stoke Hammond
The Beech House, Amersham
The Beech House, Beaconsfield
The Beech House, Solihull
The Beech House, St Albans
The Betsey Wynne, Swanbourne
The Four Alls, Welford on Avon
The Kings Arms, Berkhamsted
The Lost Boy, Farnham
The Navigation Inn, Cosgrove
The Old Post Office, Wallingford
The Penny Farthing, Berkhamsted
The Red Lion, Water End
The Woburn, Woburn
The Pointer, Brill (management agreement)
Ross David Connock, Mark James Tobias Banfield and Tom Crookham have been appointed as Joint Administrators of Oakman Inns & Restaurants Limited and Oakman Dev Limited to manage their affairs, business, and property as agents and act without personal liability. All are licensed in the United Kingdom to act as insolvency practitioners by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. The Joint Administrators are bound by the Insolvency Code of Ethics, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-practitioner-code-of-ethics.
The Joint Administrators may act as controllers of personal data as defined by UK data protection law, depending upon the specific processing activities undertaken. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP may act as a processor on the instructions of the Joint Administrators. Personal data will be kept secure and processed only for matters relating to the Joint Administrators’ appointment. Further details are available in the privacy statement on the PwC.co.uk website or by contacting the Joint Administrators.
