Name: WINSTON JAMES  CRAWFORD

Name: FRESH START HOUSING SERVICE (SY) LTD, JAMES CRAWFOORD (UK) LIMITED and SOR PROPERTIES LTD

Date of Birth: 8 / 2 / 1965

Date Order Starts: 11 / 3 / 2025

Disqualification Length: 13 Years 0 Month(s)

CRO Number: 12378546,1237824912378248

Last Known Address: 10 Chestnut Grove,, , , , Grantham,, NG31 7XH

Conduct: Fresh Start Housing Service (SY) Limited On 1 July 2020, Winston James Crawford (“Mr Crawford”) caused Fresh Start Housing Service (SY) Limited (“Fresh Start”) to apply for a Bounce Back Loan (“BBL”) of £50,000 that the company was not eligible for and used the monies for his personal benefit and not for the economic benefit of Fresh Start in that: - • Under the BBL scheme the applicant must be carrying on business on 01 March 2020, engaged in trading or commercial activity at the date of the BBL application and had to self-certify that they will use the BBL to provide economic benefit to the business and not for personal use. • Fresh Start’s bank statements show that no payments were made into the bank account until a deposit on 8 June 2020. • In an email to the Insolvency Service dated 23 February 2023 the company accountant stated that Mr Crawford advised them that the company was ‘dormant’ • No evidence has been provided of Fresh Start trading until at least 8 June 2020. • On 1 July 2020 Mr Crawford submitted a BBL application in which a declaration was made that Fresh Start met the eligibility criteria for the loan. Fresh Start’s turnover declared on the application was £215,000. • On 23 July 2020 £50,000 was transferred into Fresh Start’s bank account and on the same day £50,000 was transferred into Mr Crawford’s personal account. • On 19th December 2022 Mr Crawford was interviewed by The Official Receivers Office and he stated that he had used the monies for personal items. • At liquidation on 26 October 2022 the £50,000 remained outstanding. James Crawfoord (UK) Ltd On 6 July 2020, Mr Crawford caused James Crawfoord (UK) Ltd (“JC UK”) to apply for a BBL of £50,000 that the company was not eligible for and used the monies for his personal benefit and not for the economic benefit of JC UK in that: • Under the BBL scheme the applicant must be carrying on business on 01 March 2020, engaged in trading or commercial activity at the date of the BBL application and had to self-certify that they will use the BBL to provide economic benefit to the business and not for personal use. • JC UK’s bank statements show that no payments were made into the bank account until a deposit on 8 June 2020. • In an email to the Insolvency Service dated 21 March 2023 the company accountant stated that JC UK was ‘dormant’ • No evidence has been provided of JC UK traded until at least 8 June 2020. • On 6 July 2020 Mr Crawford submitted a BBL application in which a declaration was made that JC UK met the eligibility criteria for the loan. The company turnover declared on the application was £215,000. • On 7 July 2020 £50,000 BBL funds were paid into JC UK’s bank account and on the same day £50,000 was transferred into Mr Crawford’s personal account. • On 19th December 2022 Mr Crawford was interviewed by The Official Receivers Office and he stated that he had used the monies for personal items. • At liquidation on 26 October 2022 the £50,000 remained outstanding. SOR Properties LTD On 1 July 2020, Mr Crawford caused SOR Properties LTD (“SOR”) to apply for a BBL of £50,000 that the company was not eligible for and used the monies for his personal benefit and not for the economic benefit of SOR in that: • Under the BBL scheme the applicant must be carrying on business on 01 March 2020, engaged in trading or commercial activity at the date of the BBL application and had to self-certify that they will use the BBL to provide economic benefit to the business and not for personal use. • SOR’s bank statement show that no payments were made into the bank account until a deposit on 8 June 2020. • In an email to the Insolvency Service dated 21 March 2023 the company accountant stated that SOR was ‘dormant’ • No evidence has been provided of SOR trading until at least 8 June 2020 • On 1 July 2020 Mr Crawford submitted a BBL application in which a declaration was made that SOR met the eligibility criteria for the loan. The company turnover declared on the application was £225,000. • On 2 July 2020 £50,000 BBL funds were paid into SOR’s bank account. On 7 July 2020 £50,000 was transferred into Mr Crawford’s personal account. • On 19th December 2022 Mr Crawford was interviewed by The Official Receivers Office and he stated that he had used the monies for personal items. • At liquidation on 26 October 2022 the £50,000 remained outstanding. 

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