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Insolvency Service closes down group of 61 companies for Companies Act breaches where the directors failed to co-operate with investigators
Sixty-one companies believed to be under the control of a foreign resident director which filed false and misleading information and failed to co-operate with investigators have been wound up in the High Court following an investigation by Company Investigations of the Insolvency Service.
The winding up orders were all made on 4 October 2011. None of the companies were represented at court.
The investigation found that all of the companies (see full list below) are somehow connected with a Mr Rainer Von Holst and Ms Ann Von Holst who run a business offering English companies to German clients when “bankruptcy or commercial difficulties threaten”.
The case against the Companies was not based on anything they had done in the course of trading and in fact most, if not all, the companies appeared to be dormant. The investigation uncovered a serious lack of transparency as to who controlled the companies with the named directors proving entirely unresponsive.
Commenting on the case, Geoff Hanna, an Investigation manager, said;
"This action was based on a serious disregard for the laws which govern all limited liability companies; laws which are intended to ensure that limited liability is not abused and that members of the public can contact the companies and regulators can obtain information. We will not allow the reputation of the UK corporate regime to be tarnished by allowing such abuses to continue with impunity."
The grounds for winding up the companies included,
Incorrect particulars filed at Companies House. Breaches of the Companies Act 2006Lack of transparency; andFailure to co-operate with the investigators
At one time all 61 companies had their registered office address at 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The same address was also used by the directors and company secretaries of the companies. There was no evidence they had any right to use the address and had no presence there. The companies were in breach of the requirements to keep certain statutory records at their registered offices. There have been breaches of the requirement in the Companies Act 2006 to have a natural person as a director.The 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth address did not lead to those in control of the companies and there was no other means of contacting the companies or finding out who controlled them.Responses received by investigators from Ranier Von Holst and Ann Von Holst were inconsistent; ranging from querying the investigators’ entitlement to information, to claiming it would take ‘some time’ to collate the information, to alleging that the enquiries would be passed to ‘those responsible’ without specifying whom.In the event no documents were ever produced to the investigators.
The petitions to wind up these companies in the public interest were presented to the High Court under s.124A of the Insolvency Act 1986 on various dates between 6 th and 21 st May 2011.
Notes to Editors
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A full list of the companies, their dates of incorporation and registered office addresses: Name Date of Incorporation Registered OfficeArche Noah Invest Limited06/07/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY 1 Bevinvest Limited01/05/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY 2 Bevinvest Limited01/05/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY 5 Bevinvest Limited01/05/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY 6 Bevinvest Limited01/05/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY Meat Me Limited (Formerly Bavarian Beverage Holding Limited)02/05/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLBest Money Holding Limited21/07/2008LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY Confidential Media Limited13/09/2006FW Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLCrossworx Limited05/04/2007LTDONLINE FW Ist Floor Office 1 Business Resource NetworkWhateleys Drive Kenilworth CV8 2GY DC Arche Noah Spirit Vision's Limited13/07/2007Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLDeutschland Limited07/12/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLDol Invest Limited03/09/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLE. Steger Limited02/05/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLE+U First Invest Limited06/05/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLE+U Second Invest Limited06/05/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLEnergie Plus Umwelt Limited07/05/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLEU Clinic Holding Limited15/03/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLEuroinvest Business Limited18/09/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Holding Limited28/02/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Investments Limited01/04/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Premium Partners Holding Limited05/09/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Service Limited04/06/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Rich Limited27/10/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirmenwelten Spot Limited19/03/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLFirst Real Estate Invest Limited28/03/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLHund Invest Limited15/03/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLInkoust24 Limited22/05/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIntegra Group Limited20/06/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIntegra Partners Limited18/06/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIntegra Renditeleasing Limited20/06/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIntegra Treuhand Limited20/06/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIntegra Utility Limited20/06/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLInvestment Verlag Limited29/12/2006Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLInvestpac Limited20/09/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLIsale Limited17/10/20064 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLJowo Limited04/10/20064 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLJulia4romeo Limited12/09/20064 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLJura Invest Limited15/04/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLJurawelten Limited15/04/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLKiller Cushions Ltd22/08/2005Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLLagonda Invest Limited20/11/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLMastermind Holding Limited10/08/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLMedienwelten Limited24/07/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLMetal-Engineering Holding Limited09/07/2007Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLNeue Redaktion Limited24/07/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLOK-Server Software Service Limited17/01/2007Fw House 21 Albany Street Hull HU3 1PJOvernight Service Holding Limited29/01/2008Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLPanthera Security Express Limited01/02/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLPro Alternative Holding Limited29/11/20064 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLProcasa Finance Limited27/11/20064 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLProcasa Planning Limited27/11/20064 Priory Road, Kenilworth, Cv8 1llRp Invest Limited05/07/2007Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLScooler Limited17/03/2005Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLMeat First Limited (Formerly Shabaz Invest Limited15/03/2007Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLTat Holding Limited31/01/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLTech Holding Limited06/07/2007Fw Accountancy House 4 Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1LLVilla Capital Limited15/02/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLVon Holst & Kollegen Limited02/02/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLVon Holst Holding Limited04/03/2008Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLWabu Limited04/10/20064 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LLWe Will Never Be Limited12/10/2006Firmenwelten Accountancy House 4 Priory Road Kenilworth CV8 1LL 2. The Insolvency Service carries out confidential enquiries on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills through Company Investigations. 3. The Insolvency Service administers the insolvency regime, investigating all compulsory liquidations and individual insolvencies, through the Official Receiver to establish why they became insolvent. The Service also authorises and regulates the insolvency profession; deals with disqualification of directors in corporate failures; assesses and pays statutory entitlement to redundancy payments when an employer cannot or will not pay employees; provides banking and investment services for bankruptcy and liquidation estate funds; and advises ministers and other government departments on insolvency law and practice. Further information about the work of the Insolvency Service is available from http://www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency 4. All public enquiries concerning the affairs of the company should be made to: Public Interest Unit 2nd Floor 3 Piccadilly Place London Road Manchester M1 3BN Switchboard: 0161 234 8531 Fax Number: 0161 234 8637 Tel No: . Email: PIU.North@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk 5. Media Enquiries should be directed to: Ade Daramy, Press Officer, telephone 020 7596 6187
Contacts:
Ade Daramy
Phone: 020 7596 6187
ade.daramy@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk
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