The Leadmill have missed their deadline to pay £10,000 of unpaid legal costs to Sheffield City Council by 18 March.
These costs were awarded in November by Judge Tim Spruce after they lost their appeal against the decision to grant a shadow premises licence to the owner of the building, MVL Properties.
The Leadmill were ordered to pay £18,000 to MVL Properties, and £10,000 to Sheffield City Council. According to reports by the BBC, a spokesperson from MVL said the money owed to them had been paid.
In 2017, the venue was bought by Electric Group, whose company runs three music venues in London, Bristol and Newcastle. In 2022, landlord Dominic Madden told The Leadmill it would not be renewing its lease.
MVL Properties is the parent company of Electric Group, and was granted a shadow license by the council in 2023.
A shadow licence is a premises license obtained by one party for a property that already has a valid licence, this meant they could operate the venue themselves if The Leadmill’s licence came to an end.
Phil Mills, who is the venue’s sole director, appealed against this decision, but was rejected.
It was last month that the tenants applied to appeal against the judges decision to evict them, but the Court of Appeal said a judge was yet to make a decision.
Forge Press conducted surveys in semester 1 which concluded that all students in Sheffield are aware of the clubs presence, with 89% visiting the nightclub at least once a term.
The Leadmill is the longest running live music venue and nightclub in Sheffield, it opened in 1980 and has since hosted performances from massive names in the music industry including Coldplay, Oasis and Arctic Monkeys.
As of 1 May, The Leadmill has not replied to a request for comment
