The former landlords of the Unicorn Hotel in Llanidloes had debts of over £140,000 when they went into liquidation.

New public records of the creditors of the company CL Davies Leisure Ltd, who ran the Unicorn Hotel, found that the company had debts of £143,556.

The well-known hotel closed suddenly earlier this year after the company entered voluntary liquidation leaving many in the town surprised.

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The closure left some customers in the lurch with reports online that the previous tenants did not “notify guests who were already booked” of their sudden closure.

In the latest documents it reveals that over half the debt was to the two owners of the business with them being put down as creditors for £58,000 as a couple and further £34,000 between them individually.

Of the rest of the creditors the largest is HM Revenue & Customs for Debt management and Insolvency claims which is listed as being owed £15,475.

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Energy bills are also a large part of the debt with the company owing Eon £11,964, with a further £6,000 owed to Total Energies.

There also debts to services such as Booking.com who are owed over £3,000.

Multiple suppliers have also been left out of pocket with a combined £2,500 owed to wine suppliers, local butchers, and local fruit and vegetable suppliers.

The documents also reveal that there are also debts owed to the owner of the building as well as  Powys County Council for business rates and council tax.

There also small debts to pensions as well as DOJO, a card payment system.

Kevin Jones, who owns both the Minerva garage in Llanidloes and the Unicorn Hotel building, said he was looking for people to take on the tenancy of the hotel, which has traditionally been a successful establishment.

“We are looking for a new tenant to take on the hotel as soon as possible,” said Mr Jones told the County Times in September.

“We are looking for someone to take on the business in the long term as it is the sort of venue that needs that – we are looking for a permanent solution.”