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I run a non-league football team which I set up in 2013.
Back in February, the local branch of an national Company approached me about sponsoring one of our team. Being a non-profit organization and in need of the support of local business to survive this sponsorship was gratefully accepted. The sponsorship they offered was to purchase one of our sides a kit.
I subsequently obtained kit quotes from various suppliers and after presenting them to the sponsor they indicated which of the quotes suited the budget they had available.
The supplier I chose, from the options that suited their budget, I chose for one specific reason, that being, the supplier in question had provided a local semi-pro Club with their kit a few seasons before so I knew it would be of a decent quality and the Company was genuine.
Our sponsor paid for the kit via BACs direct to the supplier. This was back in February
The quote stated the kit would be delivered in 5 weeks.
Having not received the kit by the end of April I contacted the supplier who replied to say the kit would be delivered the following week.....it never came.
Since then I have made several attempts to contact the supplier without reply. Last night I looked at the Companies House register to discover the business dissolved at the beginning of April, before their last communication.
Today I have the horrible task of informing our sponsor what has happened, but I would like to do that with some knowledge of what I can do to get the money back if anything.
I run a non-league football team which I set up in 2013.
Back in February, the local branch of an national Company approached me about sponsoring one of our team. Being a non-profit organization and in need of the support of local business to survive this sponsorship was gratefully accepted. The sponsorship they offered was to purchase one of our sides a kit.
I subsequently obtained kit quotes from various suppliers and after presenting them to the sponsor they indicated which of the quotes suited the budget they had available.
The supplier I chose, from the options that suited their budget, I chose for one specific reason, that being, the supplier in question had provided a local semi-pro Club with their kit a few seasons before so I knew it would be of a decent quality and the Company was genuine.
Our sponsor paid for the kit via BACs direct to the supplier. This was back in February
The quote stated the kit would be delivered in 5 weeks.
Having not received the kit by the end of April I contacted the supplier who replied to say the kit would be delivered the following week.....it never came.
Since then I have made several attempts to contact the supplier without reply. Last night I looked at the Companies House register to discover the business dissolved at the beginning of April, before their last communication.
Today I have the horrible task of informing our sponsor what has happened, but I would like to do that with some knowledge of what I can do to get the money back if anything.
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