Move to dissolve company that owns Crooked House has been dropped after accounts submitted, showing assets of £1.7m
Moves to dissolve the company which owns the site of the former Crooked House pub have been dropped after it finally submitted its accounts.
A T E Farms, which caused uproar when it demolished the world-famous pub near Dudley following a suspected arson attack in August 2023, had been made the subject of a compulsory strike-off order on January 27.
The company had not filed any accounts since November 2024, and also failed to issue a confirmation statement, declaring that all its activities were within the law.
The pub, in Coppice Mill Lane, Himley, was severely damaged in a suspected arson attack nine days after A T E Farms bought it from former owner Marston's. Two days later it was unlawfully demolished on the instruction of the new owner.
The building, which dated back to 1765, was originally a house, but was later converted into a pub to take advantage of trade from the Earl of Dudley's mineworkings. However, mining subsidence caused it to sink, leading to it being known as 'Britain's wonkiest pub', famed for apparent optical illusions such as marbles rolling uphill.
