Crazy Bear hotel group enters administration again
BDO LLP has been appointed administrator to Crazy Bear's Stadhampton and Beaconsfield hotels, both shut as of 27 October, the second filing in under two years.
The Crazy Bear administration confirmed on 27 October 2026 is the hotel group's second in under two years, closing both its Stadhampton and Beaconsfield properties.
Kiri Holland and Danny Dartnaill of BDO LLP were appointed joint administrators to parent companies CB Opportunities 3 Ltd and CB Opportunities 4 Ltd on 27 October 2026, according to The Caterer. The administrators said the closures led to the cancellation of all event bookings and room, spa and restaurant reservations at both properties.
Stadhampton and Beaconsfield both close
Two filings in two years leave Crazy Bear's next chapter with its creditors, not its directors.
The Stadhampton hotel, the group's original Oxfordshire property, has 23 bedrooms, two restaurants, a bar, a terrace and event space for up to 250 guests. The Beaconsfield hotel, which opened in 2008, has 35 bedrooms, two restaurants, a bar, an outdoor swimming pool and event space for up to 150 guests. Both are shut, according to a notice posted on the group's website.
The Caterer said it had contacted BDO LLP for comment and had not received a response by the time of publication.
The closures come about a week after Beaconsfield opened Fable, a new restaurant led by head chef Pete Gray. Fable followed the closure of Bear by Carlo Scotto, a 14-cover chef's table at the hotel that had been open for three months.
A second administration since 2024
Crazy Bear was founded by Jason Hunt in 1993. The group previously entered administration in December 2024, before being sold in a pre-pack deal to its own directors for £6.5m, a sale completed in January 2025.
That 2025 deal installed Richard Booth as executive director and Tom Etridge as managing director. Companies House records show Etridge resigned as a director of the parent companies in September 2025, The Caterer reported.
Neither the administrators nor the company had set out a timetable for the hotels' future by the time of publication. The next update from BDO LLP, tracked alongside other UK hospitality insolvencies, will determine whether the closures are temporary or permanent.
