Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Ahmedivand (Re UK Dream House Ltd (Dissolved) - Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986) [2025] EWHC 98 (Ch) (22 January 2025)

Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Ahmedivand (Re UK Dream House Ltd (Dissolved) - Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986) [2025] EWHC 98 (Ch) (22 January 2025)

The Defendant, as sole director, knowingly overstated the company's 2019 turnover in the Bounce Back Loan application, causing the company to receive a loan significantly above entitlement, thereby breaching the trust placed in directors by the government and falling below the standards of probity and competence required, rendering him unfit to be concerned in company management under section 6 of the CDDA.

Citation
[2025] EWHC 98 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade; Defendant: Mr Mohammad Ahmedivand
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
22 January 2025
Procedural Posture
Director Disqualification Proceedings / Final Judgment After Trial
Outcome
Disqualification order made against the Defendant for a period of nine years under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.
Legal Topics
Director Disqualification, Bounce Back Loan Scheme, Misrepresentation, Unfitness of Directors
Insolvency Law Company Law Director Disqualification Bounce Back Loan Scheme Misrepresentation Unfitness of Directors

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Parties

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Claimant

Mr Mohammad Ahmedivand

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Director Disqualification Proceedings / Final Judgment After Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendant's conduct as director of UK Dream House Ltd renders him unfit to be concerned in the management of a company under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
  2. 2 Whether the Defendant knowingly overstated the company's turnover in a Bounce Back Loan application

Ratio Decidendi

The Defendant, as sole director, knowingly overstated the company's 2019 turnover in the Bounce Back Loan application, causing the company to receive a loan significantly above entitlement, thereby breaching the trust placed in directors by the government and falling below the standards of probity and competence required, rendering him unfit to be concerned in company management under section 6 of the CDDA.

Court Disposition

Disqualification order made against the Defendant for a period of nine years under section 6 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986.

Orders

  • The Defendant is disqualified from acting as a director or being concerned in the management of a company for nine years.
  • Costs and consequential relief to be determined upon further submissions.