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Ducie Street, Manchester<\/p>\n
A dodgy Manchester firm has been shut down after investigations revealed it was acting as a front to enable unlicensed insolvency activities.<\/p>\n
Davis Acquisitions Ltd became the director of 78 client companies previously associated with Save Consultants Ltd, allowing directors to transfer control and avoid formal insolvency proceedings.<\/p>\n
Websites of both companies promised directors they could \u201cleave their debts behind\u201d and avoid \u201cdifficult insolvency proceedings\u201d by selling their companies within 48 hours.<\/p>\n
However, the services they were offering bypassed legitimate procedures that protect creditors and ensure proper scrutiny of director conduct.<\/p>\n
Never miss a story with the MEN’s daily Catch Up newsletter – get it in your inbox by signing up here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Davis Acquisitions Ltd was wound-up at the High Court in Manchester on Tuesday, September 30.<\/p>\n Save Consultants Ltd entered liquidation last year after also being wound-up in the public interest following Insolvency Service investigations.<\/p>\n David Usher, Chief Investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: “Davis Acquisitions Ltd was acting as a front to help company directors avoid their responsibilities while harming creditors who were left unable to recover money owed to them.<\/p>\n “The company completely failed to co-operate with our investigation and was deliberately undermining the proper insolvency processes that support people and businesses.<\/p>\n “This behaviour undermines the integrity of the insolvency system and we have taken robust action to protect creditors and the public interest.”<\/p>\n Davis Acquisitions Ltd was incorporated in March 2023 and initially claimed to be based on Ducie Street in Manchester, before changing its address to Moston<\/a> Lane.<\/p>\n Investigations found that the company had used multiple addresses without permission, including a mail forwarding service that confirmed Davis Acquisitions Ltd had registered there without authorisation and failed to pay invoices.<\/p>\n The company\u2019s telephone number was disconnected, and email addresses went unanswered despite repeated attempts to contact them.<\/p>\n