ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: BUSINESS PROTECTION
CALLS TO FIX BROKEN SYSYEM
The company that provides software to the majority of company formation businesses in the UK is calling on the Government to drastically change the company registration process. eFiling, which is based in Northamptonshire, believes the current system
Rodney Wildman, Kirsty O’Hare and Erik Hakobyan of 3 Lions Security
LIONS ON GUARD AT SHOPPING CENTRE
A large shopping centre in north Northamptonshire has awarded its security contract to 3 Lions Security. The contract started in
December and has led to 3 Lions Security managing all aspects of the Kettering-based centre’s security including CCTV, car parking and patrols. Erik Hakobyan, Owner of 3 Lions
Security, said: “I am so pleased to announce that 3 Lions Security has won this contract. “This is massive for us and
demonstrates how far we have come since our launch earlier this year.
“We are already based in an
office in the shopping centre building and have been managing the CCTV for it since last May, so it was a natural progression for us to manage everything.” 3 Lions Security is an SIA
approved contractor and provides a wide range of security services including manned guarding, key holding, mobile patrols, alarm response and CCTV monitoring. Erik founded the company in 2015 and began trading in February 2016.
Visit:
www.3lionssecurity.co.uk Call: 01536 648888
is open to creating fraudulent businesses and, as Companies House is a Government agency and not a private sector company, it does not have to comply with money laundering rules. Richard Osborne, managing director of eFiling, has, with the support of Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce, submitted a proposal to the Government calling for the following changes: • The Government to stop working in the private sector and withdraw from offering company formations online through
gov.uk.
• Stricter identity and background checks to prevent unknown or fake people registering companies.
• Only independent, regulated bodies such as accountants, lawyers and Trust or Company Service Providers are able to form companies on behalf of clients and they can make the necessary checks as part of this process. Not only will these bodies have to adhere to money laundering regulations as they are private sector, but it will also create jobs.
• Regulated organisations should continue to deal direct with Companies House. The public should only be allowed to register a company through a regulated organisation which will conduct the correct and necessary levels of due diligence to combat fraud and money laundering.
Richard said: “Our technology is provided to and used by 90 TCSPs that
form companies in the UK and integrates with Companies House, HMRC, banks and other organisations. With anyone able to register a company online for only £10 and do this as quickly as two or three hours to complete the whole process, the UK has left itself open to fraudsters and even potential terror threats.”
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