New Capital Link: Fake Offices and False Impressions

For many months, we’ve been writing about New Capital Link (NCL), a London-based company that promotes unregulated investment schemes. So far, our articles have examined many different elements of the New Capital Link story, including: Individually, these pieces might easily be dismissed as noise or coincidence, but together they form a pattern. And then, in…

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Companies House: New Director ID Rules Target Fraudsters

New Companies House ID verification rules aim to reduce fraud

In an effort to reduce the number of faceless and fraudulent UK business owners, from November 2025, all company directors and persons with significant control (PSCs) will be required to verify their ID at Companies House. Under the requirements introduced by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, the UK company register is set…

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Alert:  Woodpile Media Limited – Insolvent and Still Trading

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Our company alert this week relates to Woodpile Media Limited, a business and domestic software development company with a registered office at 12 Imperial Crescent, London (having recently moved from 71 Shelton Street, London). The company, which owed our client $35,000 plus interest (the debt) and costs, is linked, via Director Ross Alex Williams, to a…

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Consider investment fraud victims

Victims of unregulated investment schemes and other financial frauds are frequently overlooked

It is somewhat common knowledge that white-collar criminals regularly dupe innocent investors into handing over their hard-earned cash. During the fallout of such cases, we often, understandably, hear about the perpetrators and their misdemeanours. White-collar criminals become famous. But rarely is a voice is given to victims of unregulated investment fraud and similar crimes. Remember…

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Appeal court win for company directors

The appeal court rejected BTI's claim upholding the notion that directors have no duty to consider creditors until insolvency is looming

The UK Supreme Court recently dismissed a claim for a law change that would force company directors to take creditors into account at the first sign of insolvency. Instead, the Supreme Court upheld the current law. As a result, directors only need to prioritise creditors when company insolvency is highly likely. Under the current ruling,…

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What are recovery room scams?

Fraudsters target investors who've lost money by pretending to be an official who will help them recover the money

A recovery room scam occurs when scammers falsely present themselves as insolvency professionals to recover funds lost in a failed investment. This is a growing problem in the UK so it’s important that you look out for red flags such as: False claims of working for the police, government or the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)…

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