Dear Creditors,

Welcome to Summit Trust.

Kindly be advised that Jochen Eckhoff and Krishna Ruben Vengadesan will attend to the sequestration of Jonathan Houghton Sykes “Jonathan Houghton Sykes”. Furthermore, all communications regarding this estate (progress reports, creditor reports, meeting of creditors) will be done via this online estate profile, the Government Gazette and one or more newspapers circulating in the district in which the insolvent resides or his /her principle place of business is situated. If you register to this online estate profile you will receive notifications, via email, every time it is updated. In this regard, we kindly request that you familiarize yourself with our disclaimer available at the bottom of this webpage.

Kindly be advised that Jonathan Houghton Sykes was provisionally sequestrated on 29 May 2023.  Furthermore, The Master of the High Court, Cape Town, “The Master” appointed Jochen Eckhoff (Summit Trust) and Krishna Ruben Vengadesan as Provisional Trustees of Jonathan Houghton Sykes on 13 July 2023 . Please be advised that it is the duty of the Provisional Trustees to secure the assets of the insolvent estate and not to report on the affairs of the insolvent estate. The trustees will report to the creditors at the second meeting of creditors in terms of section 81 of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936.

The provisional order of sequestration was made final on 03/08/2023. The Master of the High Court will now convene by notice in the Gazette, a first meeting of the creditors of the estate for, inter alia, the proof of their claims against the estate. The Master shall publish such notice on a date not less than ten days before the date upon which the meeting is to be held and shall in such notice state the time and place at which the meeting is to be held.

Kindly download the claim form which you will see on the right-hand side of your screen. The claim must be completed, signed, commissioned and supported with documents proving your claim. If the claim is in your personal capacity, then you must complete the power of attorney for a representative, who will prove your claim at the creditors meeting, but if Jonathan Houghton Sykes owes a company money which you represent then both the company resolutions and the power of attorney, attached to the claim, must be completed. If goods were sold and delivered to Jonathan Houghton Sykes on an open account then a statement must be submitted in support of the claim showing the monthly total and a brief description of the purchases and payments for the full period of trading or for the period of 12 months immediately before the date of sequestration, 29 May 2023. whichever is the lesser.

Please click on the following link for a step-by-step explanation on how to complete your claim:

The claim must be emailed to our offices, stephan@summittrust.co.za, within 14 days from 14 March 2024. If the claim is correct, we will advise you to deliver or courier the original claim to our offices: Summit Trust, 6^th Floor, 50 Long Street, Cape Town.

Please click on the following link for a step-by-step explanation on how to complete your claim:

The claim must be emailed to our offices, stephan@summittrust.co.za, within 14 days from (date the post is made). If the claim is correct, we will advise you to deliver or courier the original claim to our offices: Summit Trust, 6^th Floor, 50 Long Street, Cape Town.

The first meeting of creditors was successfully held and closed at Paarl Magistrate’s Court on 08/03/2024 at 09h00. The Trustees shall, within three months, convene the second meeting of creditors. The purpose of the second meeting is to prove additional claims against the estate, adopt resolutions and to table a report to creditors. The time, date and place of the second meeting of creditors will be made available on this website.