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Husband and wife directors banned after taking payments for singing waiters when company was insolvent

Husband and wife directors banned after taking payments for singing waiters when company was insolvent

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

The company continued to take deposits and full payments when it was insolvent ...

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Mum paid daughter almost £200,000 in company money from failing Scottish machinery parts firm

Mum paid daughter almost £200,000 in company money from failing Scottish machinery parts firm

Friday, 23 May 2025

The company owed hundreds of thousands of pounds to creditors at the time ...

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Director disqualified for 11 years after dishonestly securing Covid loan for Lincoln plumbing and heating company

Director disqualified for 11 years after dishonestly securing Covid loan for Lincoln plumbing and heating company

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Carl Barnes, the director of Central Plumbing & Heating Lincoln Ltd, made false statements about the company’s turnover to secure a Bounce Back loan??...

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Recruitment consultant sentenced after fraudulently using Covid loans for personal purposes

Recruitment consultant sentenced after fraudulently using Covid loans for personal purposes

Monday, 19 May 2025

Suspended sentence for Bounce Back Loan fraudster ...

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Former Chinese takeaway owner sentenced after spending money on Apple and Burberry products instead of paying VAT bill
Refunds still available for 4,000 people who didn’t submit their debt relief order application

Refunds still available for 4,000 people who didn’t submit their debt relief order application

Friday, 16 May 2025

People who started a debt relief order application before April 2024 but did not complete the process are being offered refunds for any fees paid ...

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Seven year ban for Suffolk car wash owner who employed illegal workers

Seven year ban for Suffolk car wash owner who employed illegal workers

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Four illegal workers were discovered by Immigration Enforcement officers ...

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Insolvency Service to take on the work of the National Investigation Service

Insolvency Service to take on the work of the National Investigation Service

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Move will see transfer of casework relating to COVID-19 loan fraud ...

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Renewable energy company which failed to deliver customer orders is shut down

Renewable energy company which failed to deliver customer orders is shut down

Monday, 12 May 2025

Renugen Limited, based in Kent, was subject to a winding up order following an investigation by the Insolvency Service ...

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Insolvency Service announces interim Chief Executive

Insolvency Service announces interim Chief Executive

Sunday, 11 May 2025

The agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Dean Beale, left the organisation on 12 May 2025 to move to a position outside the Civil Service...

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Director of Kent car sales company banned for Covid loan abuse

Director of Kent car sales company banned for Covid loan abuse

Wednesday, 07 May 2025

Joseph Harrison, the director of South East Commercials Ltd was disqualified as a director for 12 years and ordered to repay £38,295. ...

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Former St Helens pub landlord failed to declare he was bankrupt when applying for Covid loan

Former St Helens pub landlord failed to declare he was bankrupt when applying for Covid loan

Friday, 02 May 2025

Suspended sentence for former St Helens pub owner...

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Birmingham wholesaler which left trail of debts is shut down

Birmingham wholesaler which left trail of debts is shut down

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Wholesaler accused of falsely inflating company credit rating and failing to pay for goods and services purchased on credit ...

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Romford builder banned for Covid loan abuse agrees to repay money he should never have claimed

Romford builder banned for Covid loan abuse agrees to repay money he should never have claimed

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Construction director previously disqualified as a director signs compensation agreement ...

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Director of education support companies jailed after spending £200,000 in Covid loans ‘as he saw fit’

Director of education support companies jailed after spending £200,000 in Covid loans ‘as he saw fit’

Monday, 28 April 2025

Bounce Back Loan fraudster convicted after Insolvency Service investigations ...

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Buckinghamshire events director sentenced for Covid fraud

Buckinghamshire events director sentenced for Covid fraud

Monday, 28 April 2025

Bounce Back Loan fraudster convicted following Insolvency Service investigations ...

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Sheffield payroll director banned after company went into liquidation with £2.5 million VAT bill

Sheffield payroll director banned after company went into liquidation with £2.5 million VAT bill

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

The company substantially under-declared the amount of tax it had to pay in 2020 and 2021 ...

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Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland application to cease as a recognised professional body for insolvency practitioners

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland application to cease as a recognised professional body for insolvency practitioners

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland has applied to the Secretary of State for Business to give up its status as a recognised professional bo...

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Brazilian teak plantation investments boss banned after customers lost more than £8.5 million

Brazilian teak plantation investments boss banned after customers lost more than £8.5 million

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Director banned following Insolvency Service investigation into sale of investment bonds ...

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Owner of North London tyre fitters banned for 10 years after inflating turnover to secure maximum value Covid loan

Owner of North London tyre fitters banned for 10 years after inflating turnover to secure maximum value Covid loan

Thursday, 17 April 2025

Decade-long ban for director who abused Bounce Back Loan Scheme ...

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Building contractor sentenced for £50,000 Covid loan fraud

Building contractor sentenced for £50,000 Covid loan fraud

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Florin-Petrica Bodale, who was a sole trader operating as a building contractor, exaggerated his turnover to obtain the maximum Bounce Back Loan. ...

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Sussex cafe owner took £150,000 in Covid funds for dormant companies

Sussex cafe owner took £150,000 in Covid funds for dormant companies

Tuesday, 15 April 2025

He also attempted to strike-off one of the companies to avoid repaying the loan ...

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Surgery manager deducted money from staff wages but failed to pay it into NHS pension scheme

Surgery manager deducted money from staff wages but failed to pay it into NHS pension scheme

Monday, 14 April 2025

Sonia Simkins faces seven years of bankruptcy restrictions following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. ...

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Insolvency Service disqualified more than 1,000 directors in 2024 25

Insolvency Service disqualified more than 1,000 directors in 2024 25

Monday, 14 April 2025

The latest statistics for Insolvency Service enforcement outcomes also outline Covid loan abuse and bankruptcy restriction orders. ...

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Romford joiner sentenced after using Covid loan for personal spending

Romford joiner sentenced after using Covid loan for personal spending

Tuesday, 08 April 2025

Charles Ling was handed a 15-month suspended sentence after he used part of a £30,000 Covid Bounce Back Loan for a mortgage payment and cash withdrawa...

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Director banned after securing Covid loans for takeaway and parcel delivery company which never traded

Director banned after securing Covid loans for takeaway and parcel delivery company which never traded

Monday, 07 April 2025

He made false statements on his applications for Bounce Back Loans ...

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Cheshire builder sentenced after taking payments from customer for work he did not complete

Cheshire builder sentenced after taking payments from customer for work he did not complete

Monday, 31 March 2025

The director took pre-payments from his victim despite knowing his company was on the brink of insolvency ...

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‘Pet supplies’ company run by serial disqualified director is shut down

‘Pet supplies’ company run by serial disqualified director is shut down

Thursday, 27 March 2025

Company director has previously been banned three separate times...

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Television personality Ant Middleton banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Television personality Ant Middleton banned as company director over unpaid taxes

Monday, 24 March 2025

His company owed more than £1 million in corporation tax and VAT when it went into liquidation ...

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Progress update on redress for postmasters subject to bankruptcy orders   21 March 2025

Progress update on redress for postmasters subject to bankruptcy orders 21 March 2025

Friday, 21 March 2025

An update on progress for redress for postmasters subject to bankruptcy orders who are due redress for losses suffered as a consequence of the Post Of...

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