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The Official Receiver and Special Managers from EY have confirmed that parts of the business and assets of British Steel have been sold to the Chinese steelmaker Jingye.
Foreign exchange broker has been disqualified for 8 years after he removed $1.3 million of bank funds to buy properties in Dubai.
Courts hand down 11-year ban to director who gifted close to £4 million worth of investments in pop-up hotel company, while he was an undischarged bankrupt.
Information for employees and passengers of Flybe in administration.
Two marketing bosses jailed after abusing their directorship disqualifications and causing losses to HMRC, while using company funds to enjoy lavish lifestyle.
Altrincham bankrupt who continued to run interior design, manufacture and project management company despite being banned has been jailed for six months.
Aberdeen restaurateur banned after he diverted customer payments worth close to £800,000 to a second account that hadn’t been declared to tax authorities.
Failure to pay taxes lands boss of Leeds-based security firm with a 5-and-half-year ban.
Shieldfield company offering to collect debts wound up after it misled clients over services it had promised to deliver and failed to account for money collected for clients.
Company that sold vitamin and healthcare supplements to the vulnerable using high pressure sales tactics has been wound up in the courts.
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In what is a landmark case for the Insolvency Service, the courts recently ordered a disqualified wine merchant to pay back more than £500,000 to creditors.
Cardiff-based Sylvia and Roy Jones banned for total of 17 years after Sylvia allowed her son Roy to manage painting and decorating business while disqualified.
Boss of Walsall fast food takeaway has been disqualified by the courts for 7 years after he failed to preserve and maintain company accounting records.
Mothercare UK Limited and Mothercare Business Services went into administration on 5 November 2019.
Boss of investment companies banned for 10 years after transferring more than £5 million in loans between connected businesses using clients’ pension funds.
Fraudsters have been impersonating Official Receivers or claiming that they have been instructed to act on their behalf, stating that they can recover your funds for a fee. Find out how to keep yourself safe.
Director who submitted false invoices to government claiming to have supported businesses has received a 2-year jail term and disqualified for 8 years.
Dean Beale has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Insolvency Service.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
East Yorkshire father and son team have been disqualified as directors after their company went into administration owing creditors over £300,000.
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