Pankows garden fans: Insolvency plan secures the future for 5,000 members!

Pankows garden fans: Insolvency plan secures the future for 5,000 members!

Pankow, Berlin, Deutschland - On July 2, 2025, the believer meeting at the Charlottenburg District Court has the bankruptcy plan of the insolvency administrator Prof. Dr. Martini decreased for the district association of Gartenfreunde Pankow e.V., reports berlin.de . With this decision, a significant turn for the association and its more than 5,000 members has been carried out. As a creditor, the state of Berlin also approved the plan, which creates the framework for a continuation of the activities of the association and ensures the use of the gardens for the Pankower allotment gardeners.

The bankruptcy of the district association was the result of a fraud that was discovered in 2023 and was initiated by the initiative of the Pankow district office. The investigations initiated led to the need for insolvency proceedings in order to renovate the association and to secure its ability to act.

important decisions and their effects

The acceptance of the insolvency plan offers the district association the chance of a fresh start. This decision enables the end of the insolvency procedure and ensures the current intermediate tenant who is responsible for over 5,000 plots. All Pankower allotment garden associations fully agreed to the plan, which renewed the decision of the 2023 delegate assembly for the legal rescue of the association, such as Kleingaertner-bv-hsh.de reported.

The renewal work of the Pankow friends now begins and the trust has to be recaptured. It is due to the Pankower allotment garden associations and their members to actively help shape this process and provide support. The Landesverband Berlin der Gartenfreunde e.V. has also announced its willingness to support, in particular by providing support by specialist lawyers and a new board.

The challenges at a glance

The district association of garden friends Pankow was confronted with considerable liquidity problems and an impending risk of termination for inter -lease contracts in the past. A debt aisle was considered the only viable path to counteract these dismissals. The executive board planned to submit an application to the competent court for the opening of the insolvency proceedings, which was regarded as an opportunity for a fundamental renovation of the association, such as Gartenfreunde-berlin.de explained.