A Wolverhampton director has been sentenced for fraud and money laundering after pocketing £30,000 in Covid loans he was not entitled to.
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- 📑 The Insolvency Service has today published its latest ‘Confidence in the Regime’ report, which looks at how our actions and policies have been received by stakeholders across the insolvency community.
- A banned company director from Cornwall who spent £300,000 of Covid support on family holidays, private school fees, and other personal spending has been jailed. Find out more ⤵️
- 🎖️ We are delighted to congratulate David Chapman on being awarded an 𝐎𝐁𝐄 in The King's Birthday Honours List! This prestigious honour recognises his outstanding contribution to public service and the insolvency profession. It is also recognition for managing some of the
- Two men who carried out a £3 million insolvency fraud and money laundering scheme have been sentenced. Find out more ⤵️
- A new report reveals the progress being made to clean up the @CompaniesHouse register, strengthening our ability to identify corporate abuse, and take decisive action against those who defraud UK businesses and taxpayers. Find out more ⤵️
- A Bradford housebuilder who transferred development land worth £250,000 out of his failing construction company to a firm controlled by his partner has been sentenced. Ishfaq Hussain signed over the two pieces of land from Reeson Homes Ltd, a company where he was sole director,
- Two more firms involved in widespread foreign abuse of the UK’s company register have been shut down following collaboration between the Insolvency Service and @CompaniesHouse. Find out more ⤵️
- Insolvency Service reposted
We welcome this disqualification. Leanne Richardson was director of a company that knew the law but deliberately chose to ignore it for financial gain. We fined ESL Consultancy Service Ltd £200,000 for instigating unlawful loan promotion nuisance texts: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…The boss of a West Sussex consultancy firm, which triggered almost 38,000 complaints for unlawful nuisance texts, has been banned as a company director until 2032. Find out more ⤵️ gov.uk/government/new… - Lex Greensill will be banned as a company director in the UK for nine years after agreeing to be disqualified following an investigation by the Insolvency Service. Find out more ⤵️
- The boss of a West Sussex consultancy firm, which triggered almost 38,000 complaints for unlawful nuisance texts, has been banned as a company director until 2032. Find out more ⤵️
- A Bradford housebuilder who transferred development land worth £250,000 out of his failing construction company to a firm controlled by the mother of his eight children has been sentenced. Read more ⤵️
- Insolvency Service reposted🎟️ TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Join us on Tuesday 23 June in London for Insolvency Live 2026! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Insolvency Act 1986, a defining moment in shaping the UK’s insolvency framework. This milestone is as an opportunity to reflect on how the
