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Six companies connected to Sarah Ferguson are in the process of being wound down, according to documents filed with Companies House. The former Duchess of York is listed as the director of all six businesses, which are scheduled to be struck off the official register within ten days unless a legal objection is raised.
The companies named in the filings are S Phoenix Events, Fergie's Farm, La Luna Investments, Solamoon Ltd, Philanthrepreneur Ltd and Planet Partners Productions Ltd. Five of the six listings state that there is an application to strike the company off the register. This means that if no action is taken to prevent it, the companies will cease trading and will formally dissolve. In the case of S Phoenix Events, the filing also notes the receipt of an application to strike off and lists Sarah Ferguson as the individual who authenticated the application on behalf of the company.
It remains unclear what specific activities most of these firms carried out. Public records suggest that one was linked to public relations and another to retail operations. However, none of the businesses appear to have maintained a strong public profile or significant recent commercial activity. Most are classified as dormant companies, indicating little to no financial transactions in recent years. All six were established more than a decade ago, and Ferguson is currently the sole remaining director for each of them.
The winding down of these companies comes at a time when renewed attention has been placed on Ferguson following disclosures contained in the files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Email exchanges made public as part of those files suggest that Ferguson sought financial advice from Epstein while she was facing substantial debt, reportedly amounting to six million pounds. The correspondence indicates that she expressed feelings of exhaustion and desperation over her financial situation at a time when Epstein was serving a jail sentence in Florida for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Being named in the Epstein files is not, in itself, an indication of wrongdoing.
Reports of Ferguson’s financial challenges have circulated for many years. The recently published correspondence has drawn attention to the extent of the pressures she was experiencing during that period. One document suggests she told Epstein that she felt close to breaking point with exhaustion and that she turned to him not only for financial guidance but also for emotional support.
Late last year, Companies House records show that Ferguson updated her details across all the firms, changing her name from Sarah Duchess of York to Sarah Margaret Ferguson. This administrative adjustment came shortly before the current applications to strike off the companies were filed.
Despite the closure of these six entities, Ferguson remains listed as an active director of three other businesses registered with Companies House. These include Ginger and Moss, described as a lifestyle brand offering products such as tea, jewellery and housewares, Coat, which is registered under motion picture production activities, and Librasol, which is classified under artistic creation.
A spokesperson for Ferguson has been approached for comment regarding the dissolution of the companies. As it stands, unless a legal reason is presented to halt the process, the six firms will soon be formally removed from the register, marking the end of their corporate existence.
