The Insolvency Service has reported on the disqualification of 831 company directors in 2023-24 for the coronavirus (COVID-19) support scheme abuse (459 in 2022-23 and 140 in 2021-22). The average disqualification length for this period is almost ten years. Among the disqualified company directors were Richard Ward, Darrel North and Sabine Zogota, who used the bounce back loan personally instead of for their respective companies.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Junaid Dar, a Birmingham fitness company director has received a 20-month prison sentence and suspended for 18 months, after fraudulently obtaining £45,500 in bounce back loans (BBL) during 2020. Dar made three separate loan applications when businesses were only entitled to one, subsequently using portions of the funds for personal expenses at retailers, restaurants and leisure attractions. The sentence includes 20 days of rehabilitation activity, 180 hours of unpaid work, and £2,400 in costs. Dar was previously disqualified as a company director for 11 years from April 2022.

The Insolvency Service has reported that the director of Al Fayroz Travel & Tourism Limited, Raja Imtiaz, has been sentenced to two years and two months in prison at Preston Crown Court for fraudulently obtaining two £50,000 Bounce Back Loans in summer 2020. Imtiaz submitted the applications to separate banks within two weeks, falsely declaring on the second application that it was his only loan request despite having already received the first payment. He has also been disqualified as a company director for six-and-a-half years following the Insolvency Service investigation.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Bury director, Vezubuhle Ndlovu, has been sentenced to jail for ten months after his company failed to furnish its financial records and cooperate with the Insolvency Service despite multiple reminders to maintain the company's books. Ndlovu had also recently faced a seven-year director disqualification (which ended in April 2022) after his company owed more than £200,000 in unpaid tax when it went into liquidation. Ndlovu was sentenced for: misconduct in the course of winding-up, contrary to section 208 (1) of the Insolvency Act 1986, failing to keep accounting records, contrary to sections 387 (1) and 389 (1) of the Companies Act 1986.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Helim Miah, a Cardiff businessman has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison after multiple bankruptcy violations. Miah, who was declared bankrupt in 2006 owing £12.3m, failed to disclose £130,000 in assets, obtained over £100,000 in credit while bankrupt, and formed two companies while serving a 13-year director disqualification. He pleaded guilty to violations of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), including failing to disclose property, forming companies while disqualified, and obtaining credit while bankrupt. The court has also imposed an additional ten-year director disqualification.

The Insolvency Service has reported that a Derby-based businessman, Temidola Ojelabi, has been sentenced to two years and four months’ imprisonment at Derby Crown Court on 10 December 2025 for fraudulently obtaining £80,000 through two separate Bounce Back Loan (BBL) applications for Platinum Gates Limited. Ojelabi has also been disqualified as a company director for eight years. Ojelabi secured £35,000 in May 2020 after declaring a turnover of £150,000, followed by a second loan of £45,000 in June 2020 claiming a turnover of £180,000, despite businesses being entitled to only one loan. Within days of receiving each loan, the funds were transferred into his personal account, with £29,800 subsequently moved to share dealing platforms, instead of being used to support business operations as required. The Insolvency Service is pursuing recovery of the fraudulently obtained funds under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002).

The Insolvency Service has sanctioned that Matthew Littlechild, a Devon businessman who owns five businesses, to 13 years of bankruptcy restrictions after falsely claiming Bounce Back Loans (BBL) worth a total of £250,000. After filing for bankruptcy, the Official Receiver led investigations that found that Littlechild had overstated the turnover of each business to claim the maximum £50,000 BBL for each one.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Marcel Ion, a London-based builder, has been disqualified as a company director for ten years after he overstated his company’s turnover to claim the maximum Bounce Back Loan (BBL) and then failed to account for how the money was spent. Investigations by the Insolvency Service revealed that Ion had exaggerated the company’s turnover on the loan application to be £205,410 which was more than double the actual amount of £82,900. Ion's 10-year disqualification began on 1 May 2024.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Anna Dalecka, a self-employed cleaner, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years after she overstated her takings by £216,000 to claim the maximum Bounce Back Loan (BBL). Dalecka then paid £20,000 of the money into her personal bank account and transferred another £10,000 to accounts in Poland. Money was also paid to third parties in London, rather than being used to support her business. Dalecka was also given a 3-month curfew and must complete 300 hours of unpaid work.

The Insolvency Service has reported that James Todd has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years after creating a fictitious business named Pro Detailing and inventing a turnover of £255,000 to claim the maximum Bounce Back Loan (BBL). Todd transferred £32,500 of the funds to his own personal account after six days of receiving the loan. He also withdrew £1,250 and transferred a further £16,500 to associates in the same period.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Muhammadh Chaudhry, formerly known as Masood Jamati, has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 22 months and disqualified as a company director for 7.5 years, for fraudulently claiming £100,000 in bounce back loans (BBL) and moving the money through his family’s bank accounts.

The Insolvency Service has reported that Dion Mailich, a Borehamwood accountant, has been disqualified from running a company for 12 years and ordered to pay £75,000 compensation for falsely claiming three bounce back loans (BBL), despite being only entitled to one. Mailich's 12-year ban began on 20 October 2023.