# Au pair agency Nina Care goes bankrupt

> The Noord-Holland court declared the au pair and nanny agency bankrupt on Tuesday after a judge failed to broker a settlement. Its founders say they want a restart.

Economy · published 2026-10-28 16:32 · updated 2026-10-28 18:31 · https://nlnow.nl/a/au-pair-agency-nina-care-declared-bankrupt-by-court/

The Noord-Holland district court declared au pair agency Nina Care bankrupt on Tuesday. A former employee who is still owed tens of thousands of euros filed for its bankruptcy. Trustee Rocco Mulder is handling the case.

The company was set up in 2020.

Co-founder Jasmijn Kok says she is working on a restart (doorstart). "Lyla and I don't give up easily," she said. She says the founders will give the company a fair new chance.

The trustee says he cannot yet say whether a restart is possible. "We still have to establish what is in the bankruptcy estate," Mulder said.

The former employee filed the bankruptcy application in August, Mulder said, and several court hearings followed. "The judge had proposed arranging a settlement, but that did not work out," he said. "That is why bankruptcy was declared on Tuesday."

There are other creditors besides the applicant, Mulder said, such as the Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) and the pension fund. He also said payments were made by parties who did not receive the services they paid for.

Earlier this year a court ordered Nina Care to pay arrears of almost €380,000 to pension fund PFZW.

## Background

- **IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst)**: The Immigration and Naturalisation Service, which decides on asylum applications, residence permits and Dutch citizenship.
- **doorstart**: A doorstart is the continuation of a bankrupt company's business by a new company, usually set up by the former management or founders. The new company takes over the business, assets, and often the staff from the bankruptcy trustee (curator), so that activities and jobs can continue without the old legal entity. It matters in the Netherlands because it is a common way to save a business or its employees after a bankruptcy declared by a court.

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