{"id":53160,"date":"2015-01-30T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T14:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0ef55962a74a8816a38d42c131987170"},"modified":"2015-01-30T14:32:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T14:32:20","slug":"press-release-haulage-company-director-banned-for-crown-fraud-of-almost-2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=53160","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Haulage company director banned for Crown Fraud of almost \u00a32m"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Munford (76) has signed a disqualification undertaking after an investigation conducted by the Insolvency Service into his conduct whilst a director of Geoffrey F Munford Limited.<\/p>\n

In giving the undertaking, Mr Munford did not dispute that he caused the company to submit false VAT and PAYE\/NIC returns to HMRC. It means that from 2 February, he will be banned from acting as a company director, or in any way controlling a company until 2026.<\/p>\n

This action resulted in the company failing to declare to HMRC VAT due of \u00a31,758,506 over a period of 9 years and PAYE due of \u00a3277,581 over a period of 6 years. <\/p>\n

Mr Munford also did not dispute that he caused the company to maintain duplicate accounting records and raise false invoices in order to hide the true level of taxes due. <\/p>\n

The company entered administration on 11 February 2013 with liabilities of \u00a32,557,836. Of this amount \u00a31,949,134 was owed to HMRC in respect of undeclared VAT, PAYE and NIC.<\/p>\n

Robert Clarke, Head of Insolvent Investigations North, stated:<\/p>\n

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VAT and PAYE fraud is a serious attack on the public finances and the Insolvency Service will investigate any director of a company found to have been involved in such activities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Notes to editors<\/h4>\n

Geoffrey F Munford Limited (CRO No. 01099111) was incorporated in 1973. The company\u2019s registered office and trading address was Stirk House, Cross Lanes, Tollerton, York, YO61 1RB.<\/p>\n

Geoffrey F Munford Limited entered administration on 11 February 2013 with assets of \u00a372,457 and liabilities of \u00a32,557,836.<\/p>\n

Mr Munford is of is of York and his date of birth is 31 August 1937.<\/p>\n

The disqualification undertaking was accepted by the Secretary of State on 12 January 2015 and will come into force on 2 February 2015.<\/p>\n

A disqualification order has the effect that without specific permission of a court, a person with a disqualification cannot:<\/p>\n