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1681676 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Artex Fashions

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31-3027593
Filings held5
Last activity10 Jan 2024
On the record990 days
Secured debt$508K
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1681676 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as Artex Fashions, became bankrupt in Ontario on January 5, 2024 under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, with MNP Ltd. as trustee under estate number 31-3027593. The Statement of Affairs for the business bankruptcy, as at that date, records assets of $200,002.00 against liabilities of $4,646,360.09, leaving a stated deficiency of $4,446,358.09. Secured claims of $200,002.00 are listed, headed by HSBC Bank Canada's line of credit, with the unsecured portions of the HSBC, Business Development Bank of Canada, Merchant Opportunities Fund and Vault Credit positions carried into the unsecured list. The largest single unsecured claim is a $2,403,687.00 shareholder loan owing to Jeffrey Gortler, the officer and director who swore the Statement of Affairs. The estate remains active.

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Fixed the bankruptcy at 13:18 on January 5, 2024 and set out sworn assets of $200,002.00 against liabilities of $4,646,360.09, with creditors listed by class.

Source: Certificate of appointment

#Report

Court officer's report records that the Company made an assignment in bankruptcy on January 5, 2024, the step that commenced these Ontario proceedings.

Source: Trustee's Preliminary Report

Parties

Debtor

1681676 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Artex Fashions

Trustee in bankruptcy

MNP

Capital structureAs asserted in the filings
stated amounts, drawn to scale
#Priority classCreditorAmountSource
4SecuredHSBC Bank Canada (Line of Credit) · in 54 casesBusiness Assets - Stock in Trade/Inventory; Business Assets - Machinery, Property and Equipment; Debts Due - Business - Various — Amount of claim stated as 696,997.00; balance of claim after security value is 507,787.34 — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 17 Jan 2018$508KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredMerchant Opportunities Fund Limited Partnership · in 20 casesDebts Due - Business - Various — Estimated value of security shown as 0.00; balance of claim is the stated total — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 20 Jan 2020$445KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredBusiness Development Bank of Canada - Mississauga · in 6 casesBusiness Assets - Stock in Trade/Inventory; Business Assets - Machinery, Property and Equipment; Debts Due - Business - Various — Estimated value of security shown as 0.00 for each component; balance of claim is the stated total — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 17 Dec 2018$267KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredVault Credit Corporation · in 65 casesDebts Due - Business - Various — Estimated value of security shown as 0.00; balance of claim is the stated total — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Feb 2023$46.6KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredSvetlana GutmanDebts Due - Business - Various — Balance of claim shown as nil; amount of claim equals estimated value of security — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$2KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredDiana TersigniDebts Due - Business - Various — Balance of claim shown as nil; amount of claim equals estimated value of security — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$2KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredAna PalhinhaDebts Due - Business - Various — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$1.55KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredAida PereiraDebts Due - Business - Various — Balance of claim shown as blank/nil on list; amount of claim equals estimated value of security — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$1.51KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredKennedy Clare TurnerDebts Due - Business - Various — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$1.44KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredAngela RayleDebts Due - Business - Various — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$1.39KStatement of Affairs
4SecuredAntonio GravitoDebts Due - Business - Various — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 27 Dec 2023$910Statement of Affairs
4SecuredCWB National Leasing Inc. (formerly National Leasing Group Inc.) · in 110 casesDebts Due - Business - Various — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 10 Dec 2019$1Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredJeffrey Gortler (Shareholder Loan)Related party: Jeffrey Gortler is the officer/director who swore this Statement of Affairs — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.4MStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredHSBC Bank Canada (Line of Credit) · in 54 casesSame creditor also listed as secured on List B for the secured portion — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$508KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMerchant Opportunities Fund Limited Partnership · in 20 casesSame creditor also listed as secured on List B — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$445KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredBusiness Development Bank of Canada - Mississauga · in 6 casesSame creditor also listed as secured on List B; this figure is the balance of claim/unsecured portion — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$267KStatement of Affairs
8Unsecured2647622 Ontario Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$120KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMay Fashiondebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$83.9KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredUral Link Ltd carrying on as 2M7 Financial Solutionsdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$83.2KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredHSBC Bank Canada (CEBA Loan) · in 54 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$60KStatement of Affairs
8Unsecured4272196 Canada Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$59KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredVault Credit Corporation · in 65 casesSame creditor also listed as secured on List B — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$46.6KStatement of Affairs
8Unsecured11679554 Canada Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$44.7KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMoriex Tex International Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$31.8KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredAMEX Bank of Canada · in 48 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$30KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredTelio & Ciedebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$23.7KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredFabtrends Int'l Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$23.2KStatement of Affairs
8Unsecured9168-3151 Quebec Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$20.8KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredRevolution Textiles Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$19.3KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredLeonard Shockeydebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$17.1KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredThe Ordel Group Agencydebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$17.1KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredHand Key Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$15.3KStatement of Affairs
8Unsecured7876734 Canada Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$15KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredLes Textiles Emmis Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$13.8KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredFreeman Fashion Agenciesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$10.6KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredULINE Canada Corporation · in 71 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$7.88KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredInxpress Canadadebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$7.57KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredGO LLPdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$7.23KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMinistry of Finance · in 107 casesOrder/Notice# 0028745-OP001-OP; regulatory/provincial quasi-debt — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$6.27KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredSandy Wallacedebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$5.46KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredOriginal Standard Buttondebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$5.06KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredDon Brodydebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$4.55KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredTerpac Plastics Int'l Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$4.49KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredAlan Hellerdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$4.1KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredKoca Trading Company Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$3.5KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredKingzip · in 2 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$3.39KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredUPS Canada · in 92 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$3.27KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMai Phandebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.65KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredToronto Hydro-Electric Systems Limited (5730668352) · in 20 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.64KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredGroupe Gilco Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.56KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredFirst Talent International Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.51KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredG & S Enterprise Moving & Deliverydebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$2.18KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredKevin Quandebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1.95KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredRay Jessomedebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1.91KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredSue Paymer/ Mike Paymerdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1.63KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredThe Button Group Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1.52KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredMammone Disposal System Ltd. · in 2 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1.31KStatement of Affairs
8UnsecuredEnbridge Gas · in 47 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$852Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredStaples Professional · in 5 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$729Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredCutting Tex Inc.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$594Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredDiana TersigniSame creditor also listed separately as secured on List B — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$581Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredSvetlana GutmanSame creditor also listed separately as secured on List B — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$530Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredInterpad Manufacturing Ltd.debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$528Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredBilly Sewing Machine Companydebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$452Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredToronto Hydro-Electric Systems Limited (3153980000) · in 20 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$277Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredBell Canada (4167801979(888)) · in 298 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$274Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredQuench Canada · in 12 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$210Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredRogers · in 63 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$102Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredBell Canada (4167801979WAT144) · in 298 casesdebtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$21Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredCRA - Tax - Ontario · in 252 casesDeemed trust/CRA class — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1Statement of Affairs
8UnsecuredCWB National Leasing Inc. (formerly National Leasing Group Inc.) · in 110 casesSame creditor also listed as secured on List B — debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · as of 5 Jan 2024$1Statement of Affairs
RecoveriesAs stated in the filings

Unsecured creditors: no distribution.EstimatedTrustee's Preliminary Report · 24 Jan 2024

ClassCreditorClaimsRecoveryBasisSource
Unsecuredno distributionEstimatedper the trusteeTrustee's Preliminary Report · 24 Jan 2024

Each row is one filing's statement, copied as it reads and never computed. "Estimated" is the officer's forecast; "Under the plan" is the plan's or proposal's own term; "Final" is a declared or paid distribution; a row with no chip states no footing. A range is the two numbers stated; "of proven claims" is the document's own denominator.

Estate financialsReported figures — never derived
Total assets at filing$200K
Total liabilities at filing$4.65M

As at 5 Jan 2024 · per Statement of Affairs (Business Bankruptcy), as stated and estimated by the officer · 1681676 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Artex Fashions (single entity) — Total unsecured creditors 4,446,358.09 (unsecured 3,180,428.72 + secured balance of claim 1,265,929.37); secured creditors 200,002.00 per Statement of Affairs summary; deficiency stated as 4,446,358.09

Documents5 filings
DateDocumentFile
Trustee's Preliminary Report
  • Appointee MNP Ltd.
  • Appointee role Trustee
  • Commencement date 5 January 2024
  • Court file no 31-3027593
  • + 3 more extracted facts
PDF
Creditor PackagePDF
Assignment for the General Benefit of CreditorsPDF
Certificate of appointment
  • Commencement date 5 January 2024
  • Court file no 31-3027593
PDF
Statement of Affairs
  • Commencement date 5 January 2024
  • Financial position Assets $200K · Liabilities $4.65M · as at 5 Jan 2024 · per Statement of Affairs (Business Bankruptcy), as stated and estimated by the officer · 1681676 Ontario Inc. carrying on business as Artex Fashions (single entity) — Total unsecured creditors 4,446,358.09 (unsecured 3,180,428.72 + secured balance of claim 1,265,929.37); secured creditors 200,002.00 per Statement of Affairs summary; deficiency stated as 4,446,358.09
  • Province Ontario
  • Secured creditors $445K · Note: Estimated value of security shown as 0.00; balance of claim is the stated total · Page: 5 · As of: 2020-01-20 · Debtor: 1681676 Ontario Inc. o/a Artex Fashions · Creditor: Merchant Opportunities Fund Limited Partnership · Security: Debts Due - Business - Various
  • + 1 more extracted fact
PDF

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