A mother and her son who were company directors have been banned after submitting false VAT returns to HMRC.
Janis Hawkes, 75, of Glynneath, Wales and Frederick Geraint Hawkes, 48, of Swansea, Wales, were disqualified for 10 years for causing F G Hawkes (Western) Limited (FGH) to submit annual financial accounts which they knew contained false information.
The company which was incorporated on 2nd March 1987 traded in the rental of holiday villas under the trading name RKL Plywood and ceased trading on 3rd October 2011 when it was placed into administration.
The Insolvency Service investigation found that the pair had signed the company’s annual accounts knowing they contained false information and had also submitted false VAT returns to HMRC which meant they owed at least £1,518,539.
Sue MacLeod, Chief Investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: “The signing of documents knowing they contain misleading information which may be relied upon by third parties, and submitting false VAT returns is serious misconduct, which the Insolvency Service will investigate with a view to removing you from the market place.”
The court also ordered both to pay costs of £16,750 by 29th July 2015.
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