Director dissolving company then setting up new company doing same thing

[Rockingit]

Hi all

quick update and cry for help, this company has now set up a new company and sold all its assists to the new company.

is there anything I can do?

i worked for company A (not sure if registered or just a trading name) but with instructions to invoice Company B (registered - mother company of A and C and D)

Directors are still the same, website identical but name change.


To throw a spanner in the works Company E pasted me onto Company A in the first place. And Company B told me to invoice Company E and E told me to invoice B

I'm trying to check companies house records but ipad not playing ball


any ideas?

If you believe that an individual or organisation has deliberately set out to withold payment to you then they have committed an offence under section 4 of the Fraud Act. Suggest you refer to your local police force and lodge it as a crime report. HOWEVER..... be prepared to be told that your claim on its own may not be of sufficient merit to justify the police resources needed to fully investigate. But, what it WILL do is enter the whole shabby bunch onto the PNC (Police National Computer) as having had a complaint raised against them so if they pull the same stunt on someone else then at least they are already red flagged. Another option is simply to play them at their own game and tell them to stump up the cash, plus interest, or you'll be reporting them to HMRC for tax evasion (I've done that as well, and it's amazing how money can suddenly appear). HMRC couldn't give a monkeys about whether the people are limited, sole or superman - they have the legal right and resources to dig deep into bank accounts and get to the truth.

EDIT on the highlight - just re-read your post. If a company is insolvent I believe it is illegal to dispose of resources where assets would otherwise be used to settle debts to creditors. TBH - I REALLY suggest you talk to Direct Collections about this, they are superb at dealing with scum like this - they have some very persuasive 'agents' but are 100% legit and licenced. PM me if you want, and I'll make an introduction for you.

 

[UNG]

Might be worth speaking to these people Companies | BIS

 

[camerabloke]

As far as I am aware. You cannot be a director of a company if you have been declared bankrupt. If this is the case then i suggest a nice little call to the powers that be

 

[Guest111]

As far as I am aware. You cannot be a director of a company if you have been declared bankrupt. If this is the case then i suggest a nice little call to the powers that be

You are correct,neither can you be an accountant,among other things.These people are really crafty and legally there is nothing to stop Mr green setting up a company with himself as director and Mr Brown as secretary,run the company for so long,make what they can and build up a load of creditors,then on friday go bump under that name and reopen on monday in a different name but this time it's Mr brown as director.This happened to me at the place I served my time,I was finished on the Friday with only a week in hand and my holiday pay,On monday morning I received a phone call from the new MD asking if I wanted my old job back!Only snag was it was a third less in wages than I was previously getting.I was less than impressed and they received a 2 word reply,the second word being off! Something needs doing to stop these vermin.

 

[UNG]

I posted a link earlier for the insolvency service who look into these people and will disqualify them from acting as a company director if they think it is justified

 

[Octopus]

I think these guys are doing "pre-pack" business insolvencies - where a new company buys the "assets" at a knock down price.

 

[UNG]

There are rules about pre pack administrations How to complain about misuse of the pre-pack administration process | Profession | BIS