Terms and Conditions



	Top Table Weddings and Events Terms and Conditions Booking Procedure Once you have chosen Top Table as your Event caterers we are able to provisionally hold a date for you for 14 days. Having agreed a suitable date you will then be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of £250.00 + VAT to secure the booking and a contract will be issued for you to sign your agreement to Top Table’s Terms & Conditions. (NB Top Table reserves the right to release any booking for which we have not received a signed contract.) Between 14 and 21 days prior to the event we will request confirmation of your final numbers and details from which your final account will be prepared. Payment The balance of your account is due as cleared funds 7 working days prior to the event (100% of the final balance). Any function for which advance payment is overdue by more than 5 days may be cancelled by Top Table, any monies due will become immediately payable. If there are any queries regarding any part of the invoice, the client will pay the undisputed balance of the sum owing on the due date and any remainder upon resolution of the query. Payments may be made by cash, BACS, Banker's Draft or debit card. Payments by credit card will be subject to a 3% surcharge. PLEASE NOTE THAT ONCE FULL PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER REFUNDS OR A REALLOCATION OF MONIES. By paying a deposit for an event, the client agrees that once paid the deposit is non-refundable. Confirmation Bookings will be treated as provisional until the deposit and signed copy of the Contract and Terms & Conditions are returned by the client, which should be within 14 days of the provisional booking. If you fail to do so, Top Table reserves the right to cancel the function without notification to the client. Cancellations In the event of a straight cancellation, the client would forfeit any deposits having been made whatever the circumstance. In certain circumstances and by the discretion of the Management, a deposit may be deferred in order to secure an event on an alternative date. Any costs incurred for a particular event, that otherwise would not have been incurred; will be charged in the event of cancellation unless Top Table are able to mitigate their loss. Minimum Numbers Top Table reserves the right to set minimum numbers in the way of guests attending a wedding/function or catering for selected menus. If numbers fall below the set minimum, a charge may be applied. At Sandhole Farm there is small fixed fee payable to Country House Wedding Venues for less than 70 covers. Table Plans Wedding table plans and place-setting cards should be supplied no less than 3 days before the event. Price and Menu Reviews Top Table reserves the right to change prices and menus due to market fluctuations. Prices will be confirmed on production of final numbers for the event. Top Table Reputation At the absolute and unfettered discretion of Top Table, any function may be cancelled even if paid in full, if Top Table has reasonable grounds for believing that the holding of such function would prejudice the reputation, good name, or standing of the Company. Should Top Table cancel an event it may, at its discretion, refund any advance payment made but will have no further liability to the client. Liability The Company is not liable for any frustration of this contract caused by strikes, labour disputes, accidents or any other cause beyond the Company’s control and outside the ordinary and reasonable contemplation of the parties at the time of this contract. In such an event, Top Table shall use reasonable endeavours to offer the client alternative services, if such can be found and are acceptable to the client (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld). In the event that this is not possible, however, the Company’s obligation to the client extends up to, and is limited to, the full refund of any deposits held. Whilst every effort is made to safeguard clients property Top Table does not accept any liability for any loss or damage caused. Nor can we be responsible for wedding gifts or decorations that have been delivered to or, handed over to a representative. Top Table reserves the right to pass on to the client any additional costs incurred by them in respect of goods and services requested during the course of the function or caused by the client not adhering to the agreed terms of the services. Client Responsibilities No beverages or food may be brought into the event by the client or guests for consumption on the premises, unless pre-agreed. The client shall not be entitled to assign the booking to any third party nor utilise the facilities other than for the purposes stated in the contract, without Top Table' prior written approval. Data Protection We may wish to access any information you provide when making or confirming a Booking or which is provided by you to us for marketing purposes such as sending you latest offers and new brochures. If you do not wish to receive these communications please notify us when confirming your provisional booking or write to our Marketing Department. General These terms and conditions are in addition to the Top Table standard terms and conditions of trade which appear below. These terms and conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with English Law. If any part of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of these terms and conditions will not be affected but will remain valid and enforceable.
	1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION In these Conditions: “Customer” means any person or organisation with whom the Company enters into an Agreement subject to these Conditions; “Company” means Top Table Weddings and Events Ltd of 4Ea Stag Estate, Atlantic Street, Altrincham, Cheshire WA14 5DW . Registration number 3885271; “Agreement” means any agreement made subject to these Conditions that shall incorporate these Conditions; "Conditions" means these standard terms and conditions of sale and (unless the context otherwise requires) includes any special terms and conditions agreed in writing between the Customer and the Company; “Accepted Order” means an Order, which has been accepted by the Company, acceptance being indicated by acknowledgement by “The Company” 2. COMPLETE AGREEMENT 2.1 These Conditions shall govern the Contract to exclusion of any other terms and conditions between the Company and the Customer and no variation to the Contract or these Conditions (including the incorporation of the Customer's standard terms and conditions of business) shall be binding upon the Company unless agreed in writing by the Company and signed by a Director of the Company. 2.2 The Company's employees agents or representatives are not authorised to make any representations concerning the Goods unless such representations are confirmed in writing by a Director of the Company. 2.3 Any typing clerical or other error or omission in any catalogue, sales literature, price list, despatch note, invoice or other documentation or any information issued by the Company ( in whatever form and on whatever media) shall be subject to correction without any liability on the part of the Company. 3. CONTRACT 3.1 No order submitted by the Customer shall be deemed to be accepted by the Company until the Goods have been despatched by the Company and an invoice issued to the Customer. 3.2 The Customer shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of any order submitted by the Customer including confirming in writing any telephone orders and or giving the Company any necessary information relating to the Contract and delivery (as the case may be) within a sufficient time to enable the Company to deliver the Goods to the premises notified to the Company by the Customer. 3.3 Written confirmations of any telephone orders shall clearly indicate that they are only confirming earlier telephone orders and shall contain details of the Customer's account number and purchase order number. 4. PRICE 4.1 The price of the Goods shall either be the price payable for the Goods at the time of acceptance of the Customer's order in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3.1 or in cases where the Customer has paid for the Goods by credit card or cheque and payment has cleared the price paid for the Goods by the Customer at the time when payment cleared subject to the Company reserving the right by giving notice in writing to the Customer at any time before delivery to increase the price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost of the Goods to the Company which is due to any matters beyond the Company's reasonable control including (without limitation) any increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), transport costs, carriage, postage and packaging and any other applicable duties and taxes. 4.2 All prices stated in any Company's catalogue, sales literature, price lists or other documentation ( issued by the Company from time to time in whatever form and on whatever media) may be altered by the Company at any time without giving notice to the Customer. 4.3 The price for any Goods quoted in any catalogues sales literature or price lists is exclusive of any applicable VAT and delivery and any other duties taxes and applicable charges in relation to the Goods which the Customer shall additionally be liable to pay to the Company. 4.4 The price for the Goods stated in any invoice shall be exclusive of VAT. 4.5 The Customer shall be liable for any reasonable costs incurred by the Company in the event of variation, suspension or cancellation of any order by the Customer. 5. TERMS OF PAYMENT 5.1 Subject to any other provisions in these Conditions all invoices shall be paid by the Customer within thirty days of the date of the Company's invoice. 5.2 The time of payment of any invoice shall be of the essence of the Contract and receipts for payment shall be issued to the Customer only upon request. 5.3 If the Customer fails to make any payment on the due date then (without prejudice to any other rights or remedies the Company may have) the Company shall be entitled to: 5.3.1 Cancel the Contract or suspend any further deliveries to the Customer; and 5.3.2 Charge interest on a day to day basis on all overdue sums owing to it under these Conditions at the rate of 4 per cent over the base rate of the National Westminster Bank Plc from time to time and interest shall be calculated from the date the sums in question were payable to the date on which payment is made in full whether before or after judgement. 5.4 Non-account customers are required to pay the Company for all orders for Goods in full by cash or cheque upon delivery.