Current list of people involved in transactions connected with VAT fraud
Updated 28 November 2024
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Each entry on this list is specific to the default dates to which it refers. The address is the one associated with the published person at the time of the transactions. For example:
- the published person may no longer be involved in transactions connected with VAT fraud
- the published person may no longer be at the published address
- the business currently at the published address may have no connection with published business
- the business currently at the published address may have the same name as the published business but could be under completely new management
List first published 28 November 2024
| Name | Business trade or occupation | Address | Period of default | Total of penalties charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prism Payroll Limited | Payroll services | Formerly of Yewbank, Woodseaves, Market Drayton, TF9 2AW and Suite 6, Hawkesyard Hall, Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1PU | 1 Jun 2019 to 31 Aug 2021 | £1,156,856.10 |
Company officers
| Name | Officer’s position (or former position) | Address | Periods to which penalty relate | Total amount of company penalties charged | Portion attributed to officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael James Halford | Director of Prism Payroll Limited | Formerly of Yewbank, Woodseaves, Market Drayton, TF9 2AW | 1 Jun 2019 to 31 Aug 2021 | £1,156,856.10 | £1,156,856.10 |
List first published 21 June 2023
| Name | Business trade or occupation | Address | Period of default | Total of penalties charged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Trader Limited | Sale of scrap and precious metal | Formerly of Unit 4200, Waterside Centre, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, Birmingham, B37 7YN | 1 May 2020 to 31 Jan 2021 | £1,614,824.70 |
List first published 23 March 2023
| Name | Business trade or occupation | Address | Period of default | Total of penalties charged | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bespoke Contracts (UK) Ltd | Wholesale of scrap and precious metals | Formerly of Suite 21, West Wing, Rutherford House, Warrington Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6ZH and GPG House, Walker Avenue, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TW | 1 Feb 2019 to 31 Jul 2019 | £647,751 | |
| Barkat Barkat Ltd, Formerly known as Falconz Limited. | Supply of labour in the construction industry | Formerly of 65 Oakdene Crescent, Nuneaton, CV10 0DT | 1 Sep 2018 to 28 Feb 2019 | £79,529.10 |
Company officers
| Name | Officer’s position (or former position) | Address | Periods to which penalty relate | Total amount of company penalties charged | Portion attributed to officer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azadwinder Singh | Former director of Barkat Barkat Ltd. Formerly known as Falconz Limited. | Formerly of 65 Oakdene Crescent, Nuneaton, CV10 0DT | 1 Sep 2018 to 28 Feb 2019 | £79,529.10 | £79,529.10 |