The Duman Chippy Ltd, trading as Javits Takeaway, an award-winning fish and chips firm with three Edinburgh sites, has fallen into liquidation. A London Gazette notice confirms Richard Gardiner of insolvency firm Thomson Cooper was appointed liquidator on November 2.
Liquidation and Court Petitions
The appointment followed a first petition to formally wind up the business, presented to the Edinburgh Sheriff Court on February 10, and a second petition on October 23. The family-run firm, established in 2021, had become known for its food and service, specialising in classic chippy produce such as fish and chips, burgers and pizzas, alongside homemade Turkish kebabs.
It operates three branches across Edinburgh: 38 Westside Plaza in Wester Hailes, 207 West Granton Road, and a third at 39 Drum Street. Other specialities include creamy macaroni cheese, spicy chicken wings, BBQ king ribs, veggie pakoras and munchy boxes. Its haddock pieces are freshly battered and fried at the counter, with chips cut by hand.
Awards and Company Status
In 2025, the firm was named Best Takeaway in Edinburgh at the Mealzo Takeaway Awards. It also won the Best Kebab award in Scotland at the British Kebab Awards in 2015 and again in 2018.
As of writing, no official statement has been provided by either Javits Takeaway or Thomson Cooper. However, the Duman Chippy's Companies House profile confirms its status as in liquidation. Mr Przemyslaw Szymon Roj is listed as a person with significant control as director, with four other staff members attached to the business, who appear to have resigned in 2023 and 2024.
Recent Scottish Collapses
The news follows the collapse of fish and chips supplier Jon Dow Distribution, registered as J.D.R.B Ltd, after nearly 25 years. Trading from the Orchardbank Industrial Estate in Forfar, the company was established in 2002 and provided door-to-door delivery across seven routes to Inverness, Elgin, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Montrose, Dundee, Fife and Perth. Directors determined, following a period of declining trade, that the business could no longer continue to operate, and Geoff Jacobs and Alistair McAlinden of Interpath were appointed as joint liquidators on October 26.
Insolvencies across Scotland appear to be on the rise, with businesses facing a challenging trading environment, from a decline in sales to rising costs. Last week, a 35-year-old windows and doors company was placed into compulsory liquidation, with practitioners firm BTG Begbies brought in to wind up the business. Abacus Agents, established in 1991, held premises in both Dundee and Glasgow. The Daily Record has approached both the Duman Chippy Ltd and Thomson Cooper for more information.
