Formerly of 5A St. Austell Road, Manchester, M16 8WQ

Tax: £6,160,060 
Penalty: £4,312,042

Period of default: 1 Aug 2023 to 30 Apr 2024placeholder image
Formerly of 5A St. Austell Road, Manchester, M16 8WQ Tax: £6,160,060 Penalty: £4,312,042 Period of default: 1 Aug 2023 to 30 Apr 2024 | Google

9 Manchester firms named and shamed for failing to pay tax bill

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today (20 November 2025) updated its list of deliberate tax defaulters – those who deliberately defaulted on tax exceeding £25,000.

The latest update adds more than 160 individuals and businesses, including a vape importer, a waste broker, property developers and online retailers. In each case, they failed to fully disclose their default to HMRC at the outset of an investigation.

These defaulters’ details will remain published for 12 months. It is important to note that this list only includes those penalised under civil procedures and does not include criminal convictions for tax fraud.

The details HMRC can share about each deliberate default are limited to what is published in the list, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publishing-details-of-deliberate-tax-defaulters-pddd/current-list-of-deliberate-tax-defaulters

Kevin Hubbard, HMRC's Director of Individuals and Small Business Compliance, said: “We are committed to tackling those who deliberately default on the tax they owe and creating a level playing field for businesses. “By publishing the names of deliberate defaulters and their penalties, we send a clear message that non-compliance has consequences.”

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