Unknowable would be the honest answer mate. The one thing which seems unlikely is that he's forgotten about those two companies and it's slipped his mind to file in the past year. It's essentially what Matt Smith was saying in his little piece, but this time, the company does have to file accounts and it's not an intermediary holding company but the one at the very top of the chain. We've no idea where Liverpool fits into Gillett's chain of companies though so it's not directly relevant, but Matt Smith's story does have some legs to it, even if he was tilting at the wrong companies. This year's accounts are due to be filed end of this month, so if he misses that deadline, he's two years without filing. Can't check Delaware's registry because it's closed outside its office hours, but might have a play in there with the Booth Creek name to see whether anything else turns up.
re. Hicks, I wouldn't think so. If he buys, Gillett out, then how does he pay off RBS? It's a way for him to multiply a $25k down payment into a multi-million investment on the back of other people trusting him to invest in something which will see them all turn a profit. Charging $10k for office space per month seems to be taking the proverbial though but his long-time stooges fellow directors are positive it's value for money.
