Case details for ANDREW BRADBURY

Name: ANDREW BRADBURY

Name: Start Up Active Limited

Date of Birth: 29 / 8 / 1985

Date Order Starts: 17 / 11 / 2022

Disqualification Length: 4 Years 0 Month(s)

CRO Number: 09340818

Last Known Address: 8 Bewick Walk,, , , , , WA16 8HN

Conduct: During June 2020 Start Up Active Limited (“Start Up”) applied for a Government backed Bounce Back Loan (“BBL”) of £50,000.00. Between 9th and 12th June 2020 Andrew Bradbury (“Mr Bradbury”) caused or allowed funds totalling £32,136.44 from the loan to be used contrary to the terms of the BBL scheme from the company account for both his and his co-director’s personal benefit, with no economic benefit to the business. • During June 2020 the company made an application to a financial institution for a BBL in the amount of £50,000.00. • On 9th June 2020 the company received £50,000.00 into its bank account in relation to the BBL. • On 9th June 2020 five payments totalling £21,970.03 were paid out of the company bank account, for the benefit of his co Director’s personal credit cards. • On 9th June 2020 a payment of £9,573.84 was paid in settlement of a debt pertaining to a personally guaranteed loan relating to a separate legal entity. • On 12th June 2020 a payment of £592.57 was paid out of the company bank account, for the benefit of his co Director’s personal credit card. • During July 2020 the trading premises were vacated, and a review of the company bank account shows no trading activity after 2nd July 2020. • On 1st March 2021, Start Up was placed into Liquidation. • At Liquidation liabilities totalled £158,313.27 of which £50,000.00 is due to the financial organisation which provided the BBL and £87,853.67 due to HMRC. • HMRC have subsequently submitted a claim in the amount of £99,711.10 of which £83,332.77 relates to unpaid VAT. • The Liquidator has identified an outstanding Directors Loan due by him to Start Up in the amount of £43,736.16. Andrew Bradbury (“Mr Bradbury”) failed to comply with his statutory duties as Director of Start Up Active Limited (“Start Up”) to ensure that the company made timely payments as and when due to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) in relation to Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7th May 2017 to the cessation of trade. He caused Start Up to trade to the detriment of HMRC resulting in a liability of £70,388.77, in that: • Start Up registered for VAT by way of a VAT1 application received by HMRC 1st May 2015. • Up to and including VAT quarter 12/16 all returns were submitted by Start Up and payments were up to date. • For VAT quarter 03/17 Start Up submitted a return totalling £8,218.20. A surcharge was added in the amount of £410.91. HMRC allocated three payments against this quarter in the combined amount of £4,864.30 leaving a balance payable of £3,764.81. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarter 06/17 Start Up submitted a return totalling £8,866.90. HMRC allocated one payment against this quarter in the amount of £5,500.00 leaving a balance payable of £3,366.90. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarters 09/17 to 06/19 returns submitted by Start Up totalling £55,883.62 with applied surcharges totalling £7,373.44. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarters 03/20 to 12/20 assessments were raised by HMRC totalling £12,944.00. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • The last payment received by HMRC was in the amount of £750.00 on 23rd February 2018 which was allocated against outstanding liability for quarter 03/17. • Accounts to 30th June 2017 disclose total HMRC liabilities of £38,455, trade creditors of £21,200 and other creditors totalling £33,526. • At Liquidation liabilities were £50,000.00 due to the financial organisation which provided the BBL, other creditors of £8,014 and £99,711.10 to HMRC of which £83,332.77 relates to unpaid VAT. 

This information is correct as at 27 / 10 / 2022


Name: Thomas Joshua ELLIOT

Name: Start Up Active Limited

Date of Birth: 22 / 10 / 1982

Date Order Starts: 17 / 11 / 2022

Disqualification Length: 4 Years 0 Month(s)

CRO Number: 09340818

Last Known Address: 1 Newton Bank Cottage,, Newton Hall Lane,, , , Mobberley,, WA16 7LB

Conduct: During June 2020 Start Up Active Limited (“Start Up”) applied for a Government backed Bounce Back Loan (“BBL”) of £50,000.00. Between 9th and 12th June 2020 Thomas Joshua Elliot (“Mr Elliot”) caused or allowed funds totalling £32,136.44 from the loan to be used contrary to the terms of the BBL scheme from the company account for both his and his co-director’s personal benefit, with no economic benefit to the business. • During June 2020 the company made an application to a financial institution for a BBL in the amount of £50,000.00. • On 9th June 2020 the company received £50,000.00 into its bank account in relation to the BBL. • On 9th June 2020 five payments totalling £21,970.03 were paid out of the company bank account, for the benefit of his personal credit cards. • On 9th June 2020 a payment of £9,573.84 was paid in settlement of a debt pertaining to a personally guaranteed loan relating to a separate legal entity. • On 12th June 2020 a payment of £592.57 was paid out of the company bank account, for the benefit of his personal credit card • During July 2020 the trading premises were vacated, and a review of the company bank account shows no trading activity after 2nd July 2020. • On 1st March 2021, Start Up was placed into Liquidation. • At Liquidation liabilities totalled £158,313.27 of which £50,000.00 is due to the financial organisation which provided the BBL and £87,853.67 due to HMRC. • HMRC have subsequently submitted a claim in the amount of £99,711.10 of which £83,332.77 relates to unpaid VAT. • The Liquidator has identified an outstanding Directors Loan due by him in the amount of £22,346.33. Thomas Joshua Elliot (“Mr Elliot”) failed to comply with his statutory duties as Director of Start Up Active Limited (“Start Up”) to ensure that the company made timely payments as and when due to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) in relation to Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7th May 2017 to the cessation of trade. He caused Start Up to trade to the detriment of HMRC resulting in a liability of £70,388.77, in that: • Start Up registered for VAT by way of a VAT1 application received by HMRC 1st May 2015. • Up to and including VAT quarter 12/16 all returns were submitted by Start Up and payments were up to date. • For VAT quarter 03/17 Start Up submitted a return totalling £8,218.20. A surcharge was added in the amount of £410.91. HMRC allocated three payments against this quarter in the combined amount of £4,864.30 leaving a balance payable of £3,764.81. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarter 06/17 Start Up submitted a return totalling £8,866.90. HMRC allocated one payment against this quarter in the amount of £5,500.00 leaving a balance payable of £3,366.90. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarters 09/17 to 06/19 returns submitted by Start Up totalling £55,883.62 with applied surcharges totalling £7,373.44. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • For VAT quarters 03/20 to 12/20 assessments were raised by HMRC totalling £12,944.00. At the date of Liquidation this amount remained unpaid. • The last payment received by HMRC was in the amount of £750.00 on 23rd February 2018 which was allocated against outstanding liability for quarter 03/17. • Accounts to 30th June 2017 disclose total HMRC liabilities of £38,455, trade creditors of £21,200 and other creditors totalling £33,526. • At Liquidation liabilities were £50,000.00 due to the financial organisation which provided the BBL, other creditors of £8,014 and £99,711.10 to HMRC of which £83,332.77 relates to unpaid VAT. 

This information is correct as at 27 / 10 / 2022



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