R & L ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LTD

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Disqualified Directors Conduct

LESLIE WALKER CROSSLAND
October 1949
Disqualified from being a director because of their conduct for the period of
15 Years 0 Month(s)
Disqualification starts from
9 October 2020
Improper conduct which resulted in their disqualification
1. Leslie Walker Crossland (“Mr L Crossland”) acted as a director of R&L Electrical Engineers Limited (“R&L”) in contravention of the terms of his disqualification undertaking, without leave of the Court, from 07 September 2017 (the date of incorporation) until 21 May 2019 (the date R&L entered liquidation). • Following the Compulsory Liquidation of Yorkshire Electronic Services (Barnsley) Limited (“YESB”), Mr L Crossland gave a voluntary undertaking to the Secretary of State on 20 September 2005, that he would not, for a period of ten years act as a director of a company, or be in any way concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company; • The disqualification undertaking provided by Mr L Crossland in the matter of YESB was given in respect of misconduct of failing to maintain, preserve and/or deliver up records to the office holder; • Following the Creditors Voluntary Liquidation of CCN Shopfitting Limited & Total Solutions (Build) Ltd (“CNN” and “TSB”) on 01 February 2007, Mr L Crossland undertook to the Secretary of State that he would not, for a period of fourteen years from 19 November 2008, act as a director of a company, or be in any way concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company; • The disqualification undertaking provided by Mr L Crossland in the matter of CNN and TSB was given in respect of misconduct of failing to maintain, preserve and/or deliver up records to the office holder, and also acting as a director whilst disqualified; • Following a criminal investigation into Mr L Crossland breach of a director’s disqualification undertaking in the matter of CNN and TSB, he was sentenced to a three-year custodial sentence; • Between 07 September 2017 and 21 May 2019, Mr L Crossland acted as a director of R&L, as evidenced through documentation received from R&L’s customers & suppliers, and through analysis of the company’s bank account; • Enquiries made have confirmed that no leave to act was given by the Court for Mr L Crossland to act in the promotion, formation or management of a company. 2. During the period from 05 April 2018 to 25 January 2019, Mr L Crossland acting as a director caused monies due to a factoring company to be paid directly to R&L, fabricated false emails to creditors in order to gain direct payment to R&L and provided a false document relating to personal guarantees given to the factoring company. • From 01 April 2019, Mr L Crossland instructed a customer to pay a bill directly to R&L despite his knowledge that such a debt was due to a factoring company; • On 3 June 2019, Mr L Crossland fabricated a false email on behalf of the factoring company in a further attempt to divert payment directly to R&L; • On 08 May 2019, Mr L Crossland fabricated a false letter to the factoring company in an attempt to remove a de jure director from the responsibility of a liability owed.
RICHARD WALKER CROSSLAND
December 1979
Disqualified from being a director because of their conduct for the period of
11 Years 0 Month(s)
Disqualification starts from
9 October 2020
Improper conduct which resulted in their disqualification
1. From 31 January 2018 (the date of his appointment as director) until 21 May 2019 (the date of liquidation) Richard Walker Crossland (“Mr R Crossland”), allowed another to act as a director of R&L Electrical Engineers Limited, knowing he was subject to a director’s disqualification. • Following the Creditors Voluntary Liquidation of CCN Shopfitting Limited & Total Solutions (Build) Ltd (“CNN” and “TSB”) on 01 February 2007, Mr R Crossland undertook to the Secretary of State that he would not, for a period of nine years from 19 November 2008, act as a director of a company, or be in any way concerned in the promotion, formation or management of a company; • The disqualification undertaking provided by Mr R Crossland in the matter of CNN and TSB was given in respect of misconduct of allowing another to act as a director while subject to a director’s disqualification; • Whilst appointed as R&L’s sole de jure director from 31 January 2018, evidence shows that Mr R Crossland again allowed the same disqualified director to act as a director of R&L whilst still subject to a director’s disqualification. 2. From 31 January 2018 (the day of his appointment as director) to 21 May 2019 (the day of liquidation), Mr R Crossland, failed to ensure that R&L maintained and/or preserved adequate accounting records, or in the alternative has failed to deliver up such records to the Liquidator. As a result, it has not been possible to: • Establish the purpose of payments made to Mr R Crossland from R&L’s bank account between 03 February 2018 and 05 February 2019 totalling £93,491, or verify whether they were made in the ordinary course of business; • Establish the purpose of payments made to a de facto director from R&L’s bank account between 31 January 2018 and 04 February 2019 totalling £137,728, or verify whether they were made in the ordinary course of business; • Establish the purpose of payments made to an unknown recipient yet marked as “Salary” from R&L’s bank account between 01 February 2018 and 04 February 2019 totalling £118,783, or verify they were made in the ordinary course of business; • Establish R&L’s true liabilities to HMRC for PAYE/ NIC, VAT and CT, or verify whether the £150,000 recorded in the Statement of Affairs is accurate.

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