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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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Manchester tech companies shut down for suspected monthly direct debit scam

Manchester tech companies shut down for suspected monthly direct debit scam

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Consumers appeared to be signed up for monthly payments without their consent ...

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Bedfordshire director banned after failing to provide company accounts to liquidator

Bedfordshire director banned after failing to provide company accounts to liquidator

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

The company entered liquidation with liabilities estimated at more than £300,000 ...

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Kent taxi driver jailed after inflating turnover to secure three Covid loans

Kent taxi driver jailed after inflating turnover to secure three Covid loans

Friday, 14 March 2025

Jail for taxi driver who abused Covid Bounce Back Loan Scheme...

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Director bans for husband and wife after furniture company took payments from customers for goods they never received

Director bans for husband and wife after furniture company took payments from customers for goods they never received

Wednesday, 05 March 2025

The company went into liquidation owing customers at least £97,000 ...

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Construction boss jailed after moving £700,000 from failing companies into his own casino account

Construction boss jailed after moving £700,000 from failing companies into his own casino account

Monday, 03 March 2025

Fraudster used company money to fund casino gambling over several years...

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Devon taxi driver jailed after overstating annual income by more than £350,000 to fraudulently secure two Covid loans

Devon taxi driver jailed after overstating annual income by more than £350,000 to fraudulently secure two Covid loans

Friday, 28 February 2025

Bounce Back Loan fraudster transferred the funds to an offshore bank account and a family member ...

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Bristol debt recovery business which didn’t hand over money is shut down

Bristol debt recovery business which didn’t hand over money is shut down

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Insolvency Service investigation found that Encore Capital Group Inc Ltd failed to fully hand over the money it collected...

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Yorkshire engineer jailed for breaching director ban and bankruptcy offence

Yorkshire engineer jailed for breaching director ban and bankruptcy offence

Tuesday, 25 February 2025

Father and son sentenced after multiple offences committed...

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Delivery driver who spent Covid funds on drugs and gambling also withdrew cash for home renovations just before he went bankrupt

Delivery driver who spent Covid funds on drugs and gambling also withdrew cash for home renovations just before he went bankrupt

Monday, 24 February 2025

Bounce Back Loan fraudster handed suspended sentence and curfew ...

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Four year ban for director of Sussex nuisance cold calls firm 

Four year ban for director of Sussex nuisance cold calls firm 

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

The company made almost a million unsolicited cold-calls, resulting in people complaining to the Information Commissioner’s Office...

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Insolvency Service Chief Executive announces plan to move on to new position

Insolvency Service Chief Executive announces plan to move on to new position

Friday, 14 February 2025

Chief Executive will take on new job in May...

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Company offering fake hospitality packages to the British Grand Prix is shut down

Company offering fake hospitality packages to the British Grand Prix is shut down

Thursday, 13 February 2025

Foresea Limited is connected to three other hospitality package scams which were wound up by the Insolvency Service in the past six months. ...

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Former owner of Gillingham takeaway sanctioned for £50,000 Covid loan abuse

Former owner of Gillingham takeaway sanctioned for £50,000 Covid loan abuse

Thursday, 13 February 2025

Former owner of Chinese takeaway in Kent claimed maximum loan for business which was not eligible for any money ...

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Company which claimed to market adult films is shut down for suspected direct debit scam

Company which claimed to market adult films is shut down for suspected direct debit scam

Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Consumers appeared to be misdirected into paying monthly direct debits ...

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Construction boss jailed after fraudulently obtaining two maximum value Covid loans

Construction boss jailed after fraudulently obtaining two maximum value Covid loans

Thursday, 06 February 2025

Director jailed for Bounce Back Loan fraud and transferring criminal property...

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Firms which took customers’ deposits but didn't fit their kitchens are shut down following phoenix concerns

Firms which took customers’ deposits but didn't fit their kitchens are shut down following phoenix concerns

Wednesday, 05 February 2025

Insolvency Service investigations found the Manchester-based companies took upfront payments from more than 20 customers, but there is no evidence the...

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