Director of Harrogate firm under investigation declared bankrupt

The sole remaining director of a Harrogate business under investigation for fraud and money-laundering has been declared bankrupt, court papers show.

As we reported last week, Steve Mann Caravans, which traded from premises on Claro Road, is subject to a winding-up order which is due to be heard in court next month.

The company was run by Steve Mann and his son, James Mann. James was declared bankrupt on June 10, following a creditor’s petition submitted to the County Court in Harrogate by Federal Capital Limited, a company that provides unsecured business loans.

Ten days later, his father Steve Mann, who founded the business in 1991, terminated his directorship of the company, leaving James, who lives in Ilkley, as its sole director.

The company’s accounts are due to be filed next Saturday (June 29).

Steve Mann Caravans appears to have ceased trading in April, when North Yorkshire Police arrested three people as part of an investigation into fraud – a 38-year-old man, a 62-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man.

At the time of the arrests, the police issued a statement which ended:

So far, there are believed to be 50 victims of the alleged fraud, most of them customers of the company. 

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