Welcome to the Company Fraud Help CentreDue to an increase in reports of company fraud, where suspects impersonate legitimate companies and take money for goods which are never delivered, we are working with the Metropolitan police to educate the public and reduce the number of individuals being defrauded. We receive emails and calls on a daily basis about companies offering goods on the internet and claiming to be registered by UK Data. This is untrue. UK Data does not register any of the millions of companies listed. As a credit checking company we sell credit reports, allowing you to analyse the risk of trading with a business. We do not know these companies personally or professionally. Read on for more advice.
How to check you are dealing with a real companyFraudsters often give out false contact details, using an English sounding email address, to conceal the fact they are operating from abroad. They may request that un-secure payment methods such as Western Union be used. Almost always, the fraudsters never sends the product to the consumer. In order to ensure you are dealing with the 'real' company is listed on ukdata.com and registered at the official Company Registry: Download the company's latest Annual Return The Annual Return lists the current company directors. You can cross reference this with the details you have been given to ensure you are speaking with an actual officer of the real company. Click here to search for an Annual Return Write to the company at their registered office address You can then ask the company to confirm that the individual works for them. You can find this by searching from our website. Company Identity FraudDue to "face-less" nature of business on the internet, online fraud is on the increase. The internet marketplace removes traditional benefits of direct customer contact. "If an offer sounds too good to be true... It probably is!" Suspects obtain company information which is in the public domain and use that information to portray themselves as a legitimate business, with whom they have no real association. Very often our credit checking website ukdata.com is suggested by the suspect to the victim as a means to verify the business. The point in referencing our website is to convince potential victims that the company is genuine, which of course is genuinely registered and may well be credit worthy, but the "seller" does not actually work for the company. In this case, the registered companies are the victims and making accusations against a company being defrauded in this way could potentially backfire on you. Companies targeted tend to be smaller businesses, less well known in the public domain and selected because they have suitable names to the product being "sold". Victims get caught out because they do not check that they are actually in communication with a genuine representative of the company in question, and hand over money for goods which are never received. Check you are dealing with the real company. Please be aware of Long Firm Fraud, which although less common, involves the fraudsters filing official documents at the registry and trading from them. Paying for goods over the internetTransferring money electronically is often the preferred method used by internet fraudsters. Points to remember:
Who to contact if you are a victimUK Data Ltd has no personal or business connection with any business listed, we list millions of companies regardless of their trading status or business activity. If you are a victim of fraud, you should contact your local police station. Although we appreciate being informed of fraudulent companies, as a credit reference agency we are unable to help you directly. However, if you think you have information that might provide intelligence on this type of crime or prevent others becoming a potential victim please fill out the Report a Fraud form below. We forward this information to the police, who will not reply to individual cases, but collate the data and use it to advise the public and help combat fraud. Other organisations who may be able to help you:
Report a Suspected Scam or FraudPlease fill out the form providing details of what you've already established through internal investigation, any details about the suspects, a point of contact and explain the extent of the fraud and loss etc. This form is to report potential company identity fraud only. If you have a complaint to make, please contact the company directly by writing to their registered office address or searching directory enquiries for a telephone number. If you have already made contact with the company and your problem is not resolved, one of the organisations listed above may be able to help you.
How to report abusive use of email accounts If you have been contacted by a scam from a public or free email account such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AIM, Gmail etc you can report it to the accounts provider to shut the account down. Forward the email to the appropriate contact below with subject "Abusive use of account": Gmail - gmail-abuse[a]google.com Latest Fraud AlertsFraud alerts are provided by Metropolitan police SCD6 - Operation Sterling. If you suspect a fraud or scam please report it by filling out the above form. We will forward it to the police. Note however that although we appreciate the information being brought to our attention, the matter is out of our hands. 02/02/2010 EXENTRON LIMITED - 7027799 - Residence used as Company R/O This is a residential property and the occupier, Jill APPLEBY, does not know the company nor the director. The Co Secretary is shown as BOURNEWOOD Ltd, a company with a BVI address. This address is also shown as the address of several other companies there as well. AMBER DONKEY MEDIA Ltd (6750965) - Appointment without consent The R/O is also shown as 12 VALLEY CLOSE. POTTINGERS COFFEE SHOP LTD - SC343288 - Appointment without consent/Change of R/O He did not sign the appointment form and the owner of the shop has disappeared. (Also the police believe that the former company appointed as director “BRIAN REID Ltd” is involved in fraud.) TELLUS SHIPPING LTD - 6579355 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation He contacted them and explained that he had not consented to be appointed to the company. The accountants said they would sort it out and he thought that was the end of it. He knows the person that set the company up but he is now in prison for Economic Crimes. MEHIK SECURITY LIMITED - 7105509 - UPDATE This address is also shown as the address of the director Jaagdip MEHIK. He does not reside there and is not known to the occupiers. NB I note that a person called MEHIK lives at no 94 but I have no idea whether the incorporation details are erroneous or fraudulent.” The incorporation agents have been contacted and agreed there was a mistake. The address will be changed to 94 CEDAR WAY. PALMERE TELECOMS Ltd - 05274789 - UPDATE The R/O address was changed in September 2009 to FIRST FLOOR, BANGA AND UNION MILL, UPPER HELENA STREET, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M40 7EQ. It has now changed again to 80A CENTRAL DRIVE, BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE, FY1 5QD. NATHANIAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED - 6468781 - Appointment without consent He does not know the other director, John Anthony BRAITHWAITE of 215 WINCHMORE HILL, LONDON, N21 1QN CLAIRVIC Limited - 7118955 - Possible fraudulent incorporation. The property is in a block of flats but apparently there isn’t anyone by the names of Krystal JONES or James WINNER in the flats. The post code shown on the Register is incorrect (should read BH1 3UB). 01/02/2010 SLS RECOVERY LTD - 07007732 - Appointment without consent Cyrus KRISTEDT has been appointed as a director to this company without his consent. He does not know the other director Lars WENNERSTROM and has never heard of this company. Both directors live in Sweden. The company was set up by a formation agency. ABFAST LTD - 6535778 - Address used as director’s address This company has its R/O shown as 1 BELVOIR ROAD, BOTTESFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG13 0BG. 28/01/2010 BIG MAN MANAGEMENT Ltd - 06904046 - Appointment without consent & fraudulent change of R/O Robert HOLLOWAY has complained to CH that he has been appointed as director of this company and also that the R/O address has been changed to his service address of HARRIET HOUSE, 118A HIGH STREET, ERDINGTON, B23 6BG without his knowledge or consent. He apparently has no knowledge of this company nor the previous director. LILLYSTONE VALE & CO LIMITED - 06733684 - Appointment without consent Christine ELTON has been appointed as the company secretary from incorporation, she say’s she does not know the director Francis LILLYSTONE nor has she ever heard of the company. Ms ELTON has a Newcastle address and Mr LILLYSTONE has a Darlington address The company R/O address has been changed 2 times since incorporation on 27/10/2008 108 MARTINDALE AVENUE, CUSTOME HOUSE, LONDON, E16 3AB, UNITED KINGDOM There does not appear to be any apparent link between the officials addresses and the company R/O addresses which I believe have come to notice previously. J AND K TEXTILES AND FABRICS LTD - 7127796 - Possible fraudulent incorporation This was only incorporated on 17/01/2010 and has an R/O shown as PAWS A WHILE 23 HIGH STREET, PAWS A WHILE 23 HIGH STREET, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, IP7 7EX. This is also shown as the address for the officials shown as Katherine RHOADS and James RHOADS. 26/01/2010 CLEAN AND PRESS Limited (5085911) & CLEAN AND PRESS COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY SERVICES Limited (5679610) - Fraudulent change of R/O Both of these companies have had their respective R/O addresses changed during 2009 to GLOUCESTER HOUSE, 13 NORTH PARADE, FROME, SOMERSET, BA11 1AU by submission of paper 287 without the knowledge or consent of the director. Both companies’ details have been corrected. MEHIK SECURITY LIMITED - 7105509 - Address used as company R/O & director’s address CH has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 84 CEDAR WAY, GUILDFORD, SURREY, GU1 1JF as its R/O address. This address is also shown as the address of the director Jaagdip MEHIK. He does not reside there and is not known to the occupiers. NB I note that a person called MEHIK lives at no 94 but I have no idea whether the incorporation details are erroneous or fraudulent. TROUTBECK CONSULTANTS LTD - 7068072 - Address used as company R/O This company was incorporated on 05/11/2009 with its R/O shown as THE SHERARD BUILDING, EDMUND HALLEY ROAD, OXFORD, OX4 4DQ This is the R/O address of another company and TROUTBECK are not known there and the occupiers have no knowledge of this company. HENTON TRADING Limited - 7094407 - Address used as Company R/O & director’s address CH has received a complaint that this company is using the address of ROOM 124, 218 ST. JOHN STREET, LONDON, EC1V 4AT as the R/O address and that of the director Miss Quan ZHOU. This address is student accommodation and Miss ZHOU is not known there. MANOR BODY REPAIRS LIMITED - 4640125 - Fraudulent change of R/O A form AD01 was filed on 05/01/2010 changing the R/O address to 46 MANOR ROAD, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 0JJ 56 WILLOUGHBY LANE, TOTTENHAM, LONDON, N17 0SS This address has come to notice as being used in an attempt to fraudulently change a company R/O 19/01/2010 CHESHAM REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED - 6000112 - Director not known at address Companies House has received a complaint that Thomas KOZOWSKI, director of this company is using his residential address of 8 LEELAND WAY, NEASDEN, LONDON, NW10 1SA, as his own without the knowledge or consent of the occupier. Thomas Sports Centre LIMITED - 5856928 - Appointment without consent Tomasz BRODOWICSZ is Polish and doesn’t speak very good English. He has received a letter from HMRC relating to this company to his address of FLAT 13 DUNHILL POINT, SW15 4BH but he does not know of this company or the secretary and has not lived at any of the addresses on file however his name and DOB is correct on the Companies House records. DEVINETONE UK Ltd - 6706516 - Possible fraudulent incorporation This company has an R/O shown as 11A HARRINGTON ROAD, STE 1-34, LONDON, SW7 3SE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SW7 3SE This address is an internet café. Company officials are shown as Judith ADAMS and Michael ADAMS (DOB 19/10/1972). Both are shown as residing at 93 MARSTON AVENUE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, RM10 7LD. Neither resides at the address and are not known to the occupiers. This company has been First Gazetted on 19/01/2010 P.D.P. COMPUTER SERVICES Ltd - 01416304 - Fraudulent change of R/O The company R/O was changed by submission of paper AD01 on 28/10/2009. Fraudulent address - 13 WILTSHIRE GARDEN, LONDON, N4 1HG NEMESIS COLLECTION SERVICES Ltd - 7056109 - Director not known at address Complaint that the director Mark JOSEPH is using the address of 7 ELMBANK STREET, WIRRAL, CH44 9BG as his address. He is not known there. NB Mr JOSEPH is also shown as secretary and living at 3 ELMBANK STREET. He is not shown as residing on the Voters Register. The other director, Steve MCGLASSON is shown as residing at 43 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WALLASEY, UNITED KINGDOM, CH45 3JS but he is not shown on the Voters Register. 18/01/2010 CADMAN BOOKS LIMITED - 7122551 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation This company was incorporated only on 12/01/2010. The R/O address is shown as 7 KIRKDALE DRIVE, SHEFFIELD, S14 9LH which is also shown as the address of the director Miss Laura CADMAN This address is the CADMAN family residence but neither Mr nor Mrs CADMAN know anything about the company and did not consent to the appointment. MOOR MEAT LTD - 06983490 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation This company was incorporated on 06/08/2009. The director & secretary is shown as Russell PAWSON with his address shown as WEST BROOK FARM HOUSE, BAMPTON, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 9LA. This is also shown as the company R/O. The address is Mr PAWSON’s residence but he has complained that he knows nothing about this company and did not consent to the appointment. 13/01/2010 NET CAREERS LTD - 7100301 - Address used as company R/O & director’s address Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the residential address of 170 WRICKLEMARSH ROAD, BLACKHEATH, BLACKHEATH, LONDON, SE3 8DP as their registered office address. The director, shown as Andrew DUNCAN is also using this address as his own address. The company was only incorporated on 19/12/2009 RENEWABLES ENGINEERING LIMITED - 04539833 - FRAUDULENT CHANGE OF R.O. Barry PATERSON contacted Companies House to say that neither he nor his wife filed the AD01 on 02/12/2009 and the signature on it is forged. Fraudulent address - UNIT 86 I QUARTER, 10 BLONK STREET, SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S3 8BH SMK TRADING LIMITED - 07100543 - Company not at R/O address shown Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 36 GEORGE ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, B15 1PL without consent of the occupiers who are CLAREMONT CAPITAL Limited (06798217) & CLAREMONT CAPITAL UK Ltd (04702179). This company was only incorporated on 10/12/2009 with the director shown as Masood KHAN with an address in Dundee. B.W. HILLS SOUTHBANK LIMITED - 1338782 - Fraudulent change of R/O This company’s R/O was changed by submission of paper AD01 on 03/11/2009 Fraudulent address - 9 ALEXANDRA ROAD, HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, HU5 2NS Genuine address - WETHERDOWN HOUSE, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, BERKSHIRE, RG17 8UB The fraudulent address appears to be a terraced property used as student accommodation IT/electronic goods have apparently been ordered in the company name using the false R/O The R/O has been changed back on the Companies House Register. SHOOTLE LIMITED - 7001196 - Company not at R/O address shown Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 43D AMHURST PARK, STAMFORD HILL, HACKNEY, LONDON, N16 5DL as its R/O without the consent of the occupier. This property (43 AMHURST PARK) appears to be divided into 4 flats The company was formed by electronic incorporation on 26/08/2009 I have also found another company, ASBYN Ltd (6203207) with a director, AWUDU RAHAMA BAWAH, (DOB 12/09/1954) shown as residing and this co is shown on various B2B websites as trading from this address. The R/O shown on the Register for this company is an accommodation address (96 WILTON ROAD). 05/01/2010 CYBERNETUK.CO.UK LTD - 4513706 - Company Hijack/Personation A person calling himself Darrel CAREY has been trying to order IT goods in this company’s name, giving the following details:- Impersonation Billing Address - PO 53789, LONDON, SE25 9BD Impersonation Delivery Address - 2 LANSDOWNE ROAD, CROYDON, CR9 2ER (This appears to be an accommodation/serviced office address) Genuine Registered Address - 8 RUTHERFORD GATE, SHENLEY LODGE, MILTON KEYNES, BUCKS, MK5 7DQ Mr Gordon HERITAGE, Director of this company has confirmed he has not placed any such order and he has no knowledge of or connection to any of the impersonation details. He has no one by the name of Darrel Carey working for the company and has no connection to this individual. ABSOLUT SOLUTIONS Ltd - 5489574 - Possible fraudulent trading Concerns have been raised about this company which is trying to order telecoms equipment. This company was put on “First Gazette” in August 2009 but has since had two new appointments - Darren MCDADE and ASHRAF MOHAMED TAHIRI, and a change of R/O. Accounts were filed on 30/10/2009 for the period ending 30/06/2008 and again on 01/12/2009 for the period ending 30/06/2009, these accounts show a net worth of £105,820. Previously, dormant accounts were filed at Companies House on 29/04/2008 for the period ending 30/06/2007. BAGUETTE EXPRESS (NORFOLK) LIMITED - 6737479 - Appointment without consent Mr Joshua THOMPSON contacted Companies House to inform them that he had been appointed to the company without consent. He is shown as having been appointed since incorporation. The address used as residential address is one he rents out. He said that he knew the person that set the company up (John MOODY). Mr MOODY originally asked Mr THOMPSON to be secretary but he turned him down on the advice of his solicitor. The person that was appointed to the company, Robert FALGATE, and set the company up, was a friend of Mr MOODY. MOODY is shown as the majority shareholder. (He also mentioned that Mr MOODY is to stand trial for the double murder of his ex partner and her new partner this year) STEALTH PRODUCTIONS LTD - 6532066 - Private address used as director’s address Companies House has received a complaint that the director, Peter MARTINS who was appointed on 03/06/2008 is using the address of 23 OLD FIRE STATION EAGLESFIELD ROAD, LONDON, SE18 3BT without consent. The complainant purchased 23 Old Fire Station on May 1st 2009 and it was a repossession. As far as she is aware no one lived there for more that 2 years. She has never heard of the company or the directors. HEPWORTH JOYCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED - 4687810 - Address used as Company R/O without consent Mr UPTON has contacted Companies House to inform them that his company's R/O address of 36 WOOD STREET, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF1 2HB is being used as the R/O of the above company. AD01 submitted on 21/10/2009 He said he does not know the company and has not consented to them using his address. Mr UPTON has also been informed that Mr HEPWORTH has recently had his insolvency practitioners licence removed as well and is not answering any calls from is clients, lawyers or other contacts. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED SUSPECT COMPANIES - registered at 24 PICTON HOUSE, HUSSAR COURT, WATERLOOVILLE, HANTS PO7 7SQ Hampshire Police tell me that at PICTON HOUSE, the numbers only go up to 21a & 21b. Hence any company registered at 24 must be fraudulent and they are looking into this at present. Companies that have come to notice include:- GREEN ACRE SYSTEMS Ltd - 2277261. 30/12/2009 ASHRAF TRADING LTD – 5678668 - Appointment without consent & change of R/O SHAKIL ASHRAF has informed Companies House that a form AP01 was filed appointing Jawhar AKHTAR without the knowledge or consent of the company. Neither the company nor officers have any knowledge of this person. A form AD01 was filed changing the RO address to 712-714 STRATFORD ROAD,
SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B11 4AT, also without the knowledge or consent of the officers. 29/12/2009 INDEPENDANT PUBLISHING CO LTD - 07103715 - Possible fraudulent incorporation The address is FLAT 10, WILLIAM BOOTH PLACE, STANLEY ROAD, WOKING, SURREY, GU21 5EW THE DEBT COLLECTORS LTD - 5709023 - Appointment without consent The details given for the appointee show a Simon HOWARD. The address is 30 MANOR DRIVE, WEMBLEY PARK, MIDDLESEX, HA9 8ED. He apparently used to live at 32 MANOR DRIVE. He says the DOB shown on the form 288a of 02/02/1972 is incorrect as well. The company appears to have had a number of appointees in a relatively short period of time.
23/12/2009 REGALCOVE Ltd - 6257181 - Appointment without consent Mihai DOREL has contacted Companies House to complain that he has been appointed as director without his knowledge or consent. I also see that the company has changed its RO several times. Previous addresses have been serviced offices and the current address is a business centre. MANS CORPORATE INVESTMENTS LTD - 6035682 - Appointment without consent Mr DOREL has also complained about being appointed to this company on 01/10/2008. He is also shown as resigned from MANS on 01/06/2009. PARCHMENT FINESSE LTD - 05209188 - Residence used as company R/O Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 10 DUFFRYN ROAD, MAESTEG, MID GLAMORGAN WALES, CF34 0SS as its R/O without the consent of the occupiers who are an elderly couple who know nothing about the company The address was changed by submission of electronic AD01 on 14/10/2009. Previous R/O addresses for this company have all been in the Exeter area and have been changed on a regular basis. Eco Fuel Tech LIMITED - 4951983 - Fraudulent change of R/O The R/O address of this company was changed by submission of paper AD01 (287) on 24/11/2009 to 26/32 Hawthorn Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2QL. This address appears to be a warehouse unit. The company is about to be struck off. 21/12/2009 The following fraud and variations of it has been running for over 12 months and is very much alive as we speak. The suspect(s) have identified existing employees of the McDonalds Restaurant Chain, who are in a position to authorise and initiate purchase orders. They have then created false email accounts, landline “0845” numbers, letterhead purchase orders etc using the cloned names and then targeted numerous companies by placing orders in excess of £100,000. During one such attempt an order was placed for televisions valued at £1 million. The delivery addresses have mainly been in the Greater Manchester area, Lancashire, and Cheshire. The suspects use a multitude of innocent third party logistics or courier companies and warehouse facilities. The following names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers have been associated with this fraud: Names: Addresses: Email Accounts: Telephone numbers: 08452244841 05/10/2009 TREVELYAN HOUSE Ltd - 4091929 - Personation Somebody has been claiming to be from this company trying to order goods. This person is giving a false R/O address of211-212 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 9HG. The company has not moved and its R/O is still 30 BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, W1J 6EW. No form 287 has been filed either. BISHOPSWOOD PROPERTIES Ltd - 606529 - Fraudulent change of R/O False address - 11 HEADCORN ROAD, THORNTON HEATH, SURREY, CR7 6JR Genuine address - 30 BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, W1J 6EW. A form 287 was filed on the 03/09/2009 and appears to have been signed by Ian GATISS, the director however he did not sign this form. Mr GATISS was, up to very recently, also a director of TREVELYAN HOUSE Ltd, so there may be some link. FIGHT AGAINST AIDS SOCIETY Ltd - 5861386 - Residence used as director’s URA Companies House has received a complaint that the director Alexis WRIGHT is using the address of 1 CAVENDISH ROAD, ALDERSHOT, HAMPSHIRE, GU11 1NA as his URA without consent of the occupier & does not reside. ASHTON CONSULTING SERVICES LTD - 6874894 - Appointment without consent Marcus THOMPSON has complained to Companies House that he has been appointed as director to this company without his knowledge or consent as from 18/08/2009. I note that the company R/O has also changed the same date. SOUTH EAST CONSTRUCTION GB Ltd - 06699994 - Residence used as company R/O Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 71 STATION ROAD, KENT, UK, UNITED KINGDOM, DA15 7AA as its R/O address. This address should read - 71 STATION ROAD, SIDCUP, KENT, DA15 7DR and is a private property. The company has given this address since incorporation on 17/09/2008. JUZENTRIX COMPUTING SERVICES LTD - 6952141 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation David ROUND has complained to Companies House that he has been appointed as director of this company since incorporation on 03/07/2009 without his consent. The address shown for him is 14 CAMBORNE AVENUE, AYLESBURY, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP21 7PF but he left this address about 2 years ago and subsequently sold the property. This incorporation looks odd to me; the Secretary’s address is given merely as PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, SW1E 5RE with no house number. The R/O address of 43-45 PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON, W1H 6HN is a Regus accommodation address. CDFUSION Ltd - 6904786 - Address used as Company R/O & director’s URA. Companies House has received a complaint that this company is using the address of 58 CHESTER STREET, READING, BERKSHIRE RG30 1LP as its R/O and also the URA of the director. 02/10/2009 THOMPSON COMMERCIALS Ltd - 532879 - Fraudulent change of R/O Genuine address - SALVESEN WAY, CLIVE SULLIVAN WAY, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE HU3 4UQ False address - 91 ALDRIDGE AVENUE, ENFIELD, LONDON EN3 6JA This has been amended back to the correct address now. JETNET INTERNATIONAL Ltd - 6608410 - Appointment without consent Udam SINGH has complained to Companies House that he has been appointed as Co Secretary since 21/07/2008 without his consent. This was from incorporation. He says the address shown for him of 44 ALEXANDRA AVENUE, SOUTHALL, MIDDLESEX, UB1 2AL is his former address which he moved from about 3 years ago. ATV (GB) Ltd - 6344002 - Appointment without consent Anthony AITKEN has complained to Ch that he has been appointed as director without consent from 01/08/2009 and that the R/O has been also changed to his home address of 14 HEOL ISAF, ROWAN GARDENS, LLANTWIT FARDRE, MID GLAMORGAN. CF38 2TJ without his consent. KEYMAX SYSTEMS LTD - 06377146 - Possible fraudulent accounts The company was incorporated on 20/09/2007 and only filed its first set of accounts to y/e 30/09/2008 on 09/09/2009. The figures appear exceptionally good for 1st yr’s trading, showing a turnover of £3.5million. Accountants are listed as: BAMBURY & Co Accountants of 5 HOGARTH ROAD, EARLS COURT, LONDON, SW5 0QH. I can't locate these Accountants anywhere in the UK. There is a BANBURY & Co Accountants but these are located at a totally different address in London. There are also a several discrepancies in the notes to the accounts. The relevant 288a documents relating to all of the above were only filed at Companies House in April and August 2009! None of the current officers have any other appointments. The company's registered office address remains the same as the address of the incorporation agents - TUDOR HOUSE, GREEN CLOSE LANE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE11 5AS. SECURE4YOU Ltd - 6965481 - Appointment without consent / Possible fraudulent incorporation Peter HARRIS has contacted Companies House to complain that he has been appointed without consent since incorporation and that his address of 29 KEMPSFORD GARDENS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SW5 9LA is also being used as the R/O without consent. TOOLS & MACHINES Ltd - 6377062 - UPDATE Mr Javed AZEM has complained that his address of 5 CEDARS AVENUE, LONDON, E17 7QL, has been fraudulently used as the residential address of the director, Henry ADAMS. Mr AZEM has lived at the property since 1968 and he says he doesn't know ADAMS. HARRIMAN TECHNICAL SERVICES Ltd - 6951728 - Appointment without consent George MELDRUM has complained to Companies House that he has been appointed as director since incorporation on 03/07/2009 without his consent and he does not know the other officials. HEAVENS TEXTILE UK Ltd - 6575790 - Possible fraudulent accounts Heavens Textile UK Ltd was incorporated on 24/04/2008 and accounts have been filed y/e 30/04/2009 showing a turnover figure of £320,801.00. Mr Wazir Khan appears as the acting director for this period, although he was not appointed until 02/03/2009. The accounts quote the principal activities during the year included, “exporting textile industry equipment, matrials and general building and construction”. The auditor shown in the accounts, CHARTERED EXPERTS cannot be found on the official ICAEW/ACCA directory. The address shown as 79 ST ANNS, BARKING, ESSEX, IG11 7AE appears to be residential property. The company’s R/O is shown as 321 FORTIS HOUSE, 160 LONDON ROAD, BARKING STATION, ESSEX IG11 8BB which is an office accommodation address, (Regus property) 30/09/2009 Karlmonn Limited - 6727210 (More Information) Originally referred in July. This company is still using the address of 101 ASQUITH BOULEVARD, LEICESTER, LE2 6FA as its R/O and as the URA of he directors Atyema SCHANDU and Mrs Prem SCHANDU. Neither of them live there. Recently, they have started receiving "Final Demands" notices and threats of court action against the company. It would seem this company is still trading fraudulently. 28/09/2009 KARIMI UK Ltd - 5704506 - Possible fraudulent trading This company is apparently causing concern. The Trading Address is shown as CANNON WHARF, 35 EVELYN STREET, LONDON, SE8 5RT. However, enquiries indicate that this may be merely “a post box in a managed office suite no people and no phone”. Deliveries are required “Back of Cannon Wharf Corner of Evelyn Street & Rainborough Avenue, Book in required” Contact details supplied by the company are: Tel: 02030010085 & 02030010086 This website was only created on 17/07/2009 but the home page only shows “Website Coming Soon”. A whois search shows only the company named as Registrant. The company’s Registered Address is shown as 311 SHOREHAM STREET, SHEFFIELD, S2 4FA. This is a terraced property which houses an accountant’s office and is also the R/O for a number of other companies. There is currently only one director, Mr Hardeep Singh RAI, whose URA is shown as 36 BEDFORD ROAD, ILFORD, ESSEX, IG1 1EJ although I cannot find him on the Voters Register. One of the previous directors of the company, Mr E DYRMISHI, was also a director of TESKO Ltd which was the subject of a previous referral. Accounts for y/e 2008 and 2009 were filed on 25/07/2009 at Companies House. I am also given to understand that the company may be changing its delivery address to BELVEDERE but I have no further details at present. WELLSPRINGS (GREENLANE) Ltd - 6286944 - UPDATE I sent the following out on the 17/09... WELLSPRINGS (GREENLANE) Ltd - 6286944 - Residence used as Company R/O The address should have read 9 SUSSEX PLACE and not 7 SUSSEX PLACE. No 9 is an accountant's office and several other companies are based there. On reviewing the filing history of the company, it looks as though there is a possible company hijack. I have not been able to contact the Company secretary as yet. 24/09/2009 I S A Consult Limited - 7011894 - Residence used as director’s URA This company was incorporated on 08/09/2009 but a complaint has been received that the director, Michael OKE is using the address of 8 TRVELYAN CLOSE, OFF KEYES ROAD, DARTFORD, KENT, UNITED KINGDOM, DA1 5EJ (should be TREVELYAN CLOSE) as his URA without consent. He does not reside there and the present occupier has been there since 2002. 4 HIRE UK Ltd - 5734618 - Appointment without consent & Residence used as Company R/O Simon HUTCHINGS has complained to Companies House that he has been appointed as director of this company without his knowledge or consent from 16/06/2009. The company R/O has also been changed to his home address of 129 WADNALL WAY, KNEBWORTH, HERTFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, SG3 6DT without his consent. The filing history shows that the previous directors all resigned on 10/07/2009 and the R/O address was changed at the same time, leaving him as sole director. The former director, Yvonne HELLON, has also contacted Companies House to say that she and her daughter Leanne HELLON were interested in purchasing the company from the original company secretary Peter CAVAGHNER. They filled out the forms 288a but due to Mr CAVAGHNER not completing the changes of documents relating to the rent on the premises she did not go ahead with the purchase. She was visited Customs & Excise in approximately May this year regarding the company. She says they told her that both she and her daughter were shown as officers of the company and that they advised her to have their names removed. The date of resignation for Yvonne and her daughter Leanne is 16/06/09. She doesn't know Simon HUTCHINGS. BANDTON Ltd - 6545680 - Possible fraudulent accounts / Possible fraudulent trading This company is based at UNIT 18 LYON HOUSE, 160-166 BOROUGH HIGH STREET, LONDON, SE1 1JR which is serviced office accommodation. Contact details shown are Phone: T0844357464 BANDTON Ltd filed their accounts on 22/07/2009 for the period ending 31/03/2009 quoting a turnover in their first year of trade of £2,784,998. BANDTON Ltd have quoted their auditors as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLp. It has been confirmed with the auditors that they have no knowledge of BANDTON Ltd and have no connection to the company. The website www.bandton.com was registered in 21/08/2009. It was registered to an address of 35 WESTMERE DRIVE, LONDON, NW7 3HG to Michael WILLIAMS. The website appears to have identical text to the website for Formula IT – www.formulait.co.uk which was registered in 16/11/2002 and seems to have no connection to BANDTON Ltd. Michael Anthony WILLIAMS, was appointed Director on 27/03/2008, but this was not filed at Companies House until 18/08/2009. |
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