The owner of an ice cream shop has been hit with a ban of ten years after 'falsely' claiming for a £50,000 government loan during the Covid pandemic. Belinda Bakerman, who owned a Southport ice cream parlour is banned from running any company for a decade.
An investigation found the owner submitted false information to claim the maximum amount available from the government's Bounce Back Loan (BBL) scheme. Her business was only eligible for a small portion of the loan, reports LancsLive.
The money claimed for Bella's Ice Cream was then shifted in to a company owned by a relative, with almost none of the £50K repaid by the time the business went in to a state of liquidation.
