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Ex -PM sets up private company Boris Johnson Ltd

Listed as director is Shelley Williams-Walker, a longstanding ally who was head of operations at No 10 under Mr Johnson.

Evening Standard

Trolls accused Barbara Windsor's widow of 'playing the long game' after the icon's death

Scott Mitchell has recalled how a routine admin change on Companies House prompted one cruel commenter to claim he had 'played the long game' following Barbara Windsor's death in 2020, as he prepares to release a new book about their love story

Daily Mirror

Callous conman ripped off customers to tune of £15,000 with a bogus groundwork company

Christopher Barlow, 37, conned five people to hand over large amounts of cash for work he did not complete.

Manchester Evening News

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Worcester Warriors: the inside story of a rugby club’s demise

With all employees out of work and the club’s future hanging by a thread, administrators are set to pore over the club’s finances. What will they find? There is a lot to unravel…

The Guardian - UK

Is this finally the action that's so desperately needed to tackle the great fake companies fiasco?

Entire blocks of flats are being taken over by criminals to set up fraudulent companies

Daily Mirror

Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green fashion brand is being revived

The brand was bought by JD Sports in April 2019 and now has shops in Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds

Manchester Evening News

How Pretty Green fashion brand founded by Liam Gallagher is being revived as former owner heads for dissolution

The brand is still trading after it was bought by JD Sports in April 2019

Birmingham Post

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Oxford Street candy shops could face stricter rules under council campaign against ‘dirty money’

Westminster Council leader calls for tougher measures to tackle ‘dirty money’ in the capital

Evening Standard

Managing director of council's hospitality company steps down

Sefton Hospitality Operations Ltd was set up after the council failed to find a company willing to go into business with it

Liverpool Echo

Leaping Lambs owner speaks for the first time since closure amid Ofsted investigation

The owner said it had become financially unviable

Bristol Post

Could your house be next in the great Companies House fake registered office address scandal?

One suburban semi has been used as the registered office by 99 new companies, to the bemusement of the woman living there

Daily Mirror

Aaron Banks ‘writes off £7m loan’ as Leave.EU goes into liquidation

Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage leaves thousands in unpaid fines for data law breaches

The Guardian - UK

Rise of the parking app makes the rich richer as motorists struggle

Digital parking has spread rapidly across Britain, but campaigners say it is stressful or inaccessible for many

The Guardian - UK

Companies House failures enabled a fraud which cost savers at least £3million

The names of the directors, the accounts, the registered office addresses, were all a fiction designed to snare investors

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Evening Standard

Priti Patel: ‘We’ve stifled finances behind Kremlin war machine with more to come in kleptocracy crackdown’

‘In the UK, we’ve sanctioned more than 1,100 individuals and over 100 entities linked to the Russian state, including over 120 oligarchs with a combined net worth exceeding £130 billion’

Edinburgh Live

Expert warns of scam companies hijacking UK addresses to set up businesses

There has been fury in households across the UK, as fraudsters use the addresses of individuals to register thousands of limited companies in their name, illegally.

Wales Online

Companies with fake details is 'national scandal' - money expert

'You need more proof of ID to get a library card than to set up a company'

Daily Mirror

Has your home address been hijacked by scam companies set up by criminals?

Fury as crooks use the addresses of innocent people to register thousands of limited companies

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Daily Mirror

'Boris Johnson is absolving himself of all responsibility for cost of living crisis'

Soaring prices will mean more pain for households, especially those on the lowest incomes, and more agony for businesses. This should be a matter of urgency for the person running the country

Daily Record

David and Victoria double their 'Brand Beckham' profits cashing in over £11m in a year

Brand Beckham Holdings showed on Companies House this week that the pair made an impressive £11.6m profit in the 12 months to the end of December 2020 – compared to £4.5m in 2019.

Bristol Post

Friska closes all four Bristol cafes after takeover last year

Three of them are listed as 'permanently closed' on Google

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United HSBC loan explained amid Companies House filing

Newcastle United have used ticket sales and TV money to securing a short-term loan

Leeds Live

Emmerdale’s Danny Miller shuts down acting company with £118k debt - just a year after leaving ITV soap

Danny has another performing arts business registered on Companies House

The Guardian - UK

Pedestrianisation would help rid Oxford Street of American sweet shops

Letters: There are ways Westminster council can control candy and souvenir outlets that don’t require further legislation, write James Pollard, Michael Barron and Tim Law

The Guardian - UK

Tory donors behind Betfred pay themselves and family £50m dividend

Rise in online gambling in pandemic offset temporary closure of firm’s 1,470 high street bookmakers

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