The future of three London karaoke bars has been secured following a sale of Lucky Voice Group Limited to Moyagi Group via a pre-pack administration process.
Steve Absolom and Howard Smith of Interpath were appointed joint administrators to Lucky Voice Group Limited, Lucky Voice (Soho) Limited and Lucky Voice Pods Limited (together "Lucky Voice" or the "Companies") on 6 October 2026.
Founded in 2005, Lucky Voice is a hospitality and entertainment business built around private-room karaoke. The Companies operate six UK venues across London and Brighton, alongside a broader technology and licensing offering, including its "Karaoke for Business" B2B proposition.
Over the past 12 months, the Companies experienced a deterioration in trading performance against a backdrop of challenging consumer conditions and rising operating costs, resulting in increasing liquidity pressure and significant creditor stretch. The directors responded by undertaking a strategic review of their options, including exploring a sale of the business. With no solvent solution available, however, they faced the difficult decision to place the Companies into administration.
Immediately following their appointment, the joint administrators completed a sale of the business and certain assets to Asobi Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Moyagi Group AB, the Stockholm-founded late-night bar and karaoke room operator.
The transaction sees three Lucky Voice venues - in Soho, Holborn and Liverpool Street - transfer to Moyagi, together with the Lucky Voice brand and intellectual property and the B2B business. 59 employees will also transfer to the purchaser as part of the deal.
Regrettably, the Lucky Voice sites in Brighton, Waterloo and Islington do not form part of the transaction and will close with immediate effect, resulting in 53 redundancies. The joint administrators and their specialist employment team will be providing support to all those affected.
Steve Absolom, Managing Director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: "Lucky Voice has been one of the most recognisable names in the UK's nightlife scene for two decades, and we are pleased to have secured a future for the brand and for three of its most popular venues.”
He continued: "The wider night-time economy continues to face significant headwinds. Rising employment costs, elevated energy bills and a consumer who has become increasingly selective about discretionary spending have put real pressure on operators. Many across the sector have felt those pressures acutely, and Lucky Voice was sadly not immune. Our priority now is to support the employees at the sites in Brighton, Waterloo and Islington with their redundancy claims and ensure a smooth transition of the continuing sites to Moyagi.”
