Brewdog leaves £20m in unpaid bills to UK businesses

Scottish beer giant Brewdog has left £20m in unpaid bills to hundreds of UK businesses following its collapse last month. These range from coffee shops, bakeries and laundry services, to lawyers, councils and holiday parks. A report by administrators Alixpartners revealed almost 500 firms are owed money by Brewdog - including West Ham United, Lord's Cricket Ground and Manchester University. The Aberdeenshire-based brewer had more than £500m of debts when it was sold in March to US drinks firm Tilray in a £33m deal. Administrators detailed the extent of Brewdog's debts to small businesses and larger suppliers. Most are based in the UK, with many near the firm's base in the north of east Scotland. Others are abroad. Aberdeenshire coffee roaster Coffee Apothecary is owed £8,000, Edinburgh caterer A Crolla & Son is owed £7,000 and Edinburgh laundry firm Suds R Us has a £900 bill. UK holiday resort firm Centre Parcs is also owed £7,000. Marylebone Cricket Club, which owns Lord's Cricket Ground, is owed £420,000. Brewdog had sold 750,000 pints a year at the London stadium before the club ended their partnership last month. West Ham United football club is owed £7,000 while the University