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Investigation 30 April 2026

Criminal Gangs Target UK High Streets: Data Analysis of Trading Standards Crisis

Analysis of UK company data reveals the scale of the high street retail landscape where Trading Standards officers face escalating intimidation from criminal gangs, with particular concentration in mi

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Investigation 26 April 2026

Four Arrested in Home Insulation Fraud as Construction Sector Data Shows 116,943 Building Development Companies

The Serious Fraud Office has arrested four people in connection with a suspected £44m fraud involving the government's ECO4 home insulation scheme, highlighting risks in a construction sector that inc

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Investigation 25 April 2026

11,000 Banned Directors: New Partnership Targets UK's Shadow Company Network

The Insolvency Service has partnered with Crimestoppers to tackle the persistent problem of disqualified directors continuing to operate illegally, with over 11,000 individuals currently serving bans

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Investigation 21 April 2026

Petrol Theft Surge Costs UK Forecourt Owners £2,000 Weekly as Fuel Prices Spike

Drive-offs at UK petrol stations have increased by 62% year-on-year according to new data, with independent operators facing five thefts weekly per site as the Iran conflict pushes fuel costs to crisi

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Investigation 28 March 2026

Father jailed for £100,000 bankruptcy fraud: UK has 108,461 companies in liquidation

A Hertfordshire father's imprisonment for transferring £100,000 to dodge school fees exposes a critical gap in UK corporate data: while 108,461 companies are in liquidation, there's no systematic trac

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Investigation 26 March 2026

NS&I faces £100m+ compensation bill as 113,135 UK financial firms enter liquidation or administration

National Savings and Investments is expected to pay hundreds of millions in compensation for operational failures affecting 37,000 customers, while Companies House data reveals 113,135 financial servi

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Investigation 6 March 2026

Thames Water's corporate maze: 15 subsidiaries, £18.3bn in debt, and a paper trail worth reading

We mapped every entity in the Kemble Water Holdings structure using Companies House filings.

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Investigation 17 February 2026

Three directors, forty-seven companies, one registered address in Doncaster

A routine search flagged a network that keeps growing.

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