Two directors of the former Wagstaff Total Waste Management business of Great Heck, North Yorkshire have been disqualified following an Insolvency Service investigation.
In a statement regarding the case, the Insolvency Service said that Stewart Adrian Wagstaff (born November 1961) and Janice Evelyn Wagstaff (born April 1963) directors of Total Waste Management Ltd (TWM) and both of Goole were disqualified for nine years and seven years respectively.
Following an investigation, the Insolvency Service said that on 3 November 2017, the County Court at Wakefield disqualified Mr and Mrs Wagstaff for failing to ensure that TWM complied with its statutory obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 resulting in the risk of serious pollution.
Screenshot of Wagstaff TWM Ltd website
The Wagstaffs represented themselves but did not attend the hearing.
Personal
The Service noted: “In addition, at a time Mr Wagstaff knew or ought to have known the company was insolvent he allowed the company to pay funds of at least £55,653 which was due to TWM into his personal bank account.”
The Insolvency Service said its investigation involved “close liaison and cooperation with the Environment Agency”, who carried out inspections at the company’s trading site in Goole from 2014 to July 2015 noting breaches of the company’s environment permit.
It added: “Between May 2015 and June 2015 three fires broke out at the trading site. This ultimately led to an enforcement notice from the Environment Agency prohibiting the company from receiving certain types of waste and requiring the company to take steps to remove the risk of serious pollution with immediate effect. Soon after the enforcement notice was served the company entered liquidation.”
Concerns were raised about piles of waste at Great Heck after the company collapsed (see letsrecycle.com story).
Pollution
The Great Heck waste heap formed by Wagstaff Total Waste Management
Commenting on the disqualification, Robert Clarke, Investigations Group Leader at the Insolvency Service said: “The failure by the directors of TWM to comply with environmental protection legislation presented a significant risk of pollution to both the environment and the public.
“The disqualification of Mr and Mrs Wagstaff sends a clear message that corporate entities failing to comply with legislation which is in place to protect environmental interests will not be tolerated.”
“I would like to thank the Environment Agency for supporting our investigation and helping to ensure a successful outcome.”
Transport
Separately to the Wagstaff Total Waste Management case, Companies House records show that on 2 November 2017, Stewart Adrian Wagstaff resigned as the director of Lindan Transport Services which was formed in September 2017. Also on 2 November 2017, Brendan Shane Wagstaff, 21, was appointed the director of Lindan Transport Services instead of Stewart Wagstaff.
Creditors
Note: Wagstaff Total Waste Management Ltd (Company Registration Number 007861416) had been placed into Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) on 13 July 2015 with a deficiency as regards creditors of £1,055,131. The company, which was incorporated on 25 November 2011, traded as a specialist waste management company dealing in the treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste, from Unit 2 Long Lane, Great Heck, Goole, DN14 0BT.
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