A related party submitted claims for payment over and above the agreed contractual amount of £656,130 and withdrew funds from the bank account of the company.
The accounts initially make allowance for the sum of £538,224 calculated as follows:
Payments to Contractor £1,194,354
Less: Fixed Price contract £656,130
The disputed sum of at least £538,224 has been included as a reduction in cash and recognised as a loss in the 2021 accounts.
Court proceedings were commenced against the related party and related companies to recover the amount taken above the agreed contractual amount.
Investigations revealed that in 2022 a property belonging to the company had been unlawfully transferred to a related company without the approval of the Board of Directors
In 2025 a court order was obtained for this property to be transferred back to the company