Plastering boss banned for skimming accounts
An Arbroath construction director has been banned for seven years after failing to explain more than £700,000 worth of expenditure.
Forfar Sheriff Court court heard that Angel Tas Limited was incorporated in October 2017 and Cristina Angelica Tasca, 27, from Arbroath, was appointed the director of the company which specialised in plastering and rendering.
Angel Tas began to miss obligatory tax payments in 2019, and after failing to respond to repeated requests for payment the tax authorities petitioned the courts to wind-up Angel Tas. The courts wound up the construction company on 30 December 2019 before a liquidator was appointed.
Despite the liquidator’s numerous requests, Tasca failed to provide any company accounts or records. This meant the liquidator was unable to establish the purpose of more than £716,000 worth of expenditure, including cash withdrawals of £16,000 from the company’s bank.
The liquidators were also unable to confirm whether the receipts of nearly £700,000 were a true representation of all the company’s sales.
Following an investigation by the Insolvency Servic Tasca was disqualified for seven years.
The disqualification prevents Tasca from directly or indirectly becoming involved in the promotion, formation or management of a company without the permission of the court.
Rob Clarke, Chief Investigator of the Insolvency Service, said: “All directors have a duty to ensure their companies maintain proper accounting records. This includes delivering them to the office-holder in the event of an insolvency.
“For failing to account for all of Angel Tas’ transactions, it is impossible to determine whether Cristina Tasca has performed her duties properly or is using a lack of documentation as a cloak for impropriety.”
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Six chase £240m HS2 phase 2a advanced works
HS2 has invited six firms to tender for a major two-part enabling works contract for the phase 2a route from the West Midlands to Crewe.
The three-year £240m contract splits work along the route into two separate packages with one contractor delivering the works on the northern sections and a separate contractor delivering works for the southern sections.
Given the similarity of scope for the north and south contracts, bidders must bid for both contracts but will not be able to win both packages for capacity and resilience reasons.
Shortlisted bidders
- BAM Construction
- Galliford Try
- Graham
- Kier
- Laing O’Rourke
- Skanska
Activity will include land assembly; environmental mitigation; establishment of haul routes and site compounds and preparing the trace of the line – all of which will enable rapid mobilisation and the start of Main Civils Works in Summer 2024.
Advanced Civil Works is due to begin in Autumn 2022.
Today’s announcement follows HS2 beginning the search for the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner (DDP), when in June it published the PQQ for the £500m contract.
The winning bidder for the DDP package will work with HS2 to lead the delivery of the 36-mile route, including managing and co-ordinating key contracts for delivering the railway’s detailed design and construction, which includes 17 viaducts, 65 bridges and track along the route extending from Phase One in the Midlands to the southern outskirts of Crewe.
HS2 chief commercial officer, Ruth Todd, said: “Extending the Phase 2a route to Crewe will support 6,500 construction jobs and deliver new infrastructure that frees up capacity on the West Coast railway and shortens journey times together with an improved passenger experience.”
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