Manchester street food market Grub to remain open after company behind it entered liquidation owing over £200k

A company behind Manchester street food market Grub owed more than £200,000 as it entered liquidation, it has been revealed. Grub MCR at Mayfield Limited racked up debts of £231,600 in total to creditors such as NatWest and HMRC.

Newly-filed documents with Companies House show that advisory firm Cowgills was appointed to oversee the liquidation process after a winding-up petition was served by HMRC. The Manchester Evening News understands Grub will continue to operate as its parent company, Grub MCR Limited, is not affected by the liquidation.

Grub will remain open from Wednesdays to Sundays at The Red Bank Project near Cheetham Hill. Grub is run by husband and wife team Jason and Juliana Bailey and home to a range of independent food retailers. It also includes a beer garden, bars, weekly street food markets and its own cinema and performance space.

It relocated from Mayfield to The Red Bank Project, a temporary arts space, towards the end of 2019 after its summer residency came to an end. It had previously spent the past two summers at Mayfield Gatehouse and winters at Fairfield Social Club, both near Piccadilly station.

Grub was founded in October 2013 and held its first event the following year. Before setting up the venture, Jason Bailey worked as a chef at Arepa!Arepa!Arepa! Jason Bailey declined to comment when contacted by the M.E.N. Cowgills was also contacted for comment.

In a recent Linke dIn post Mr Bailey said: "It has been a busy week at Grub HQ as we're prepping our business and our team for what will be a massive 2024. Brand new GM for the Grub mothership, fresh events and project manager for the group, promoting internally to create a new digital marketing post to ensure nothing gets lost in the