'Cocky' fraudster and hotel thief among 127 people banned from running a business
| Published date | 26 March 2023 |
| Publication title | Liverpool Echo: Web Edition Articles (England) |
The maximum time someone can spend on the register is fifteen years. If they are found to be starting, running or marketing a business in the UK or in a connected country while banned, they can be jailed for up to two years.
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More often than not the disqualifications are made in the civil and county courts. But there are times when business owners have appeared before the Crown Court due to their dodgy business dealings.
These include Richard Mathew-Williams, a businessman jailed in September last year for stealing £800,00 to pay off his debts. The former successful hotelier, who owned sites such as Liverpool city centre's waterfront Crowne Plaza, was jailed for 28-months after abusing his position of trust to transfer the huge sum of money out of the back account of one of his former companies.
Another man who appeared at Liverpool Crown Court was "cocky" fraudster Peter Daly, who cheated thousands of small firms out of £2m in a magazine publishing. Daly, of Hilton Grove, West Kirby, was sent down for eight years and a month over the fraud carried out between October 2011 and November 2015.
And John Peter Doyle, a truck driver who stole £337,000 in VAT while still claiming unemployment, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court back in February 2019. A HM Revenue and Customs investigation revealed Doyle traded millions of pounds of vehicles and pocketed the VAT charged on every sale.
The reasons for why people have been disqualified are varied. But the maximum amount of time someone can be disqualified for is 15 years.
List of people in Merseyside banned from running a company
Kawa Mohammed Abdali
Mr Abdali, 33, of Rice Lane, Walton, was banned in June 2018 while at the helm of The Brothers KKSGO Limited. His ban will end on 11 June 2024.
Erol Acun
Mr Acun, 43, of Bridge Court, West Kirby, was banned in January last year while heading Figo's Special Restaurant Limited. His ban ends on January 3, 2029.
Sameer Agarwal
Mr Agarwal, 44, of Linkway West, St Helens, was banned in October 2018 from Chalon Court Hotel Limited. His ban ends on October 22, 2026.
Tabaruk Ali
Mr Ali, 49, of Burlington Avenue, Formby, was banned on April 7 while at the helm of Shantil Limited. His ban ends on April 6, 2027.
Lisa Jane Ashcroft
Ms Ashcroft, of Delph Hollow Way, St Helens, was banned on March 11 2020 while at the helm of Ashcroft Ward Limited. The 50-year-old is banned until March 10, 2026.
Glyn Paul Barr
Mr Barr, 43, of Castleview Road, West Derby, was banned on July 25 2018 while at the helm of Ware Construction NW Limited. He is banned until July 24.
Brian Beattie
Mr Beattie, 55, of Queens Drive, Wavertree, was previously owner of 1st Alert Steel Security Limited until he was banned on August 8, 2017. He is banned until August 7, 2026.
Promod Kumar Bhatnagar
Mr Bhatnagar, of Harrod Drive, Southport was banned on October 27, 2017, while at the helm of Liverpool Cosmetic Surgery Limited. The 76-year-old is banned until October 26, 2026.
Richard William Buggy
Mr Buggy, 39, of Woodland Road, Ellesmere Port, was previously at the help of Plato Recruitment Limited. He was banned on June 10, 2021 and his ban will run until June 9, 2028.
David Kieran Buke
Mr Buke, 46, of St Georges Road, Wallasey, was banned while at the help of Captivate Presentations Limited. His ban started on February 13, 2020 and runs until February 12, 2024.
Lee Daniel Carroll
Mr Carroll, 45, of Oakhill Park, Old Swan, was banned on November 5 2013 while the boss of 7 Stars Recruitment Limited. His ban runs until November 4, 2025.
Robert Mark Carson
Mr Carson, 41, Banbury Avenue, Woolton, was banned on September 10, 2020, while the boss of Holmes Financial Solutions Limited. His ban runs until September 9, 2026.
Michael Connolly
Mr Connolly, 59, of Bodmin Grove, St Helens, was banned in July 2020 while at the helm of Connolly Contractors Limited. He is banned until January 19 next year 2024.
Nicola Jane Connor
Ms Connor, 40, of Fairways Drive, Ellesmere Port, was banned while at the helm of Menchi Limited. Her ban started on February 27, 2019, and runs until February 26, 2024.
Peter Daly
Mr Daly, 43, of Hilton Grove, West Kirby, was banned on January 29, 2018, while at the helm of two companies -Municipal Press Limited and Windows Media Limited. His ban ends on January 28, 2030.
Ronald Daly
Mr Daly, 72, of Mill Hill Road, Irby, was banned on March 26, 2012, while boss of R.D. Precision Limited. Mr Daly is banned until March 25, 2024.
Rakesh Ishwar Daryanani
Mr Daryanani, 41, of Camp Road, Woolton, was banned while boss of Eurotrade Exports NW Limited. His ban started on November 10, 2020, and will run until November 9, 2026.
John Stuart Davies
Mr Davies, 66, of Church Road, Bebington, was banned on October 11, 2013, while at the help of SAS Fire & Security Systems Limited. He is banned until October 10, 2025.
Jack Christopher Day
Mr Day, 35, of Colonel Drive, West Derby, was banned on April 8, 2020, while boss of Xclusive Hospitality Limited. He was banned until April 7, 2025.
Gary Dean
Mr Dean, of Rudston Road, Childwall, was banned on October 10, 2020, while boss of GD Costings Limited. The 37-year-old's ban ends on November 12...
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