Mypoppins, a company specialized in cleaning services, has entered bankruptcy proceedings with a debt of 1.1 million euros.
The startup, known for its platform that connected users with cleaning professionals, has filed bankruptcy proceedings before commercial court number 12 of Barcelona. That means the company has no assets to pay its creditors, who can now appoint a bankruptcy trustee to oversee the process. If they don’t, the business will go directly into liquidation.
Among the shareholders of MyPoppins, the Institut Català de Finances, Brainstorm, Girbau, the Carulla, Colomer and Rodés families stand out, among other investors from the Iese and Esade business schools. Together, they had invested more than 1 million euros in this company, founded by entrepreneurs Aleix de Castellar, Rubén Vilar and Marta Caparrós.
Founded in 2016, the MyPoppins platform began operating in Spain in 2017 and was also operational in Mexico. According to the Commercial Registry, the company had a turnover of 200,000 euros in 2022 (the last year with available results) and recorded losses of 31,000 euros.
The Barcelona startup had been denounced by the CC.OO union. for encouraging the hiring of false self-employed workers in a sector where working conditions are often precarious.