Name: Aaron Robert MOFFATT

Name: The Creative Events Group Limited

Date of Birth: 18 / 8 / 1989

Date Order Starts: 31 / 10 / 2022

Disqualification Length: 11 Years 0 Month(s)

CRO Number: 09091509

Last Known Address: Unit 2,, Baublock,, , , BURNLEY,, BB12 7FS

Conduct: Between 30 September 2020 and 17 May 2021, Mr Aaron Robert Moffatt (“Mr Moffatt”) caused The Creative Events Group Limited (“CEGL”) to submit inaccurate Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) claims to HMRC. Furthermore, Mr Moffatt caused CEGL to falsely submit CJRS claims following the date of liquidation. The CJRS was introduced to support businesses in paying their employees during the coronavirus pandemic and the inaccurate and false CJRS claims submitted by CEGL resulted in the receipt of CJRS payments that it was not entitled to, and in direct breach of the terms of the scheme, not all funds received via the CJRS claims were paid to employees of the company: CEGL’s former accountant has confirmed that they were no longer instructed to complete Payroll for CEGL following the period ended 15 September 2020. During the period 30 September 2020 to 09 February 2021 CEGL submitted 13 CJRS claims to HMRC resulting in CJRS payments of £159,716. The CJRS claims represented CEGL payroll for the period 16 September 2020 to 23 February 2021. HMRC were directed by CEGL to make the CJRS payments to CEGL’s Lloyds Bank account 30-96-85 51083860. During the period 16 September 2020 to the date of liquidation, CEGL made payments from account 30-96-85 51083860 to employees in respect of salary and expenses totalling £28,494. During the period 30 September 2020 to 16 February 2021, Mr Moffatt received payments from CEGL bank account 30-96-85 51083860 totalling £58,480 and made payments to CEGL totalling £13,050, resulting in a net outflow of £45,430. During this period Mr Moffatt has stated that company expenditure accounted for £23,016 of the payments he received. During the period 30 September 2020 to 11 February 2021 CEGL made payments from bank account 30-96-85 51083860 that do not appear to be for the benefit of the company totalling £67,655. Of the £67,655, £64,755 was annotated ‘Savings’ and £2,900 was annotated ‘C Barrett Final Divorce Settlement’. During this period Mr Moffatt has stated that company expenditure accounted for £19,159 of the payments he received. Mr Moffatt has stated that the remaining amount he received was accounted for by an increase to his DLA. During the period 19 February 2021 to 24 March 2021, CEGL submitted a further 5 CJRS claims to HMRC resulting in CJRS payments of £53,700. The CJRS claims represented CEGL payroll for the period 24 February 2021 to 07 April 2021. HMRC were directed by CEGL to make the CJRS payments to Lloyds Bank account 30-96-85 58043168. Lloyds Bank has confirmed to The Insolvency Service that this account was not operated by CEGL, nor was it operated by a limited company. CEGL entered liquidation on 01 April 2021. Following the date of liquidation, CEGL falsely submitted 3 CJRS claims totalling £63,500, with the claims dated 02 April 2021, 19 April 2021 and 17 May 2021. The claims resulted in CJRS payments of £28,500 as the claim dated 17 May 2021 was denied by HMRC. HMRC were directed by CEGL to make the CJRS payments to Lloyds Bank account 30-96-85 58043168. Lloyds Bank has confirmed to The Insolvency Service that this account was not operated by CEGL, nor was it operated by a limited company. 

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