A Wigan couple have been banned from being company directors for eight years after they continued to trade when they knew their company was in serious financial trouble and on the verge of liquidation .
Frederick and Claire Reeves hired people who would burst into song at social events such as weddings
Frederick Reeves, 49, also known as Jamie Reeves, and his wife Claire Reeves, 41, ran Solfan1 Limited, which traded as The Best Singing Waiters.
The company provided performers who would blend in at weddings by pretending to be waiters before bursting into song at an agreed time.
However, the couple continued to take deposits, or payments in full, from 43 customers across the UK when they knew their company was unable to pay the debts it owed.
The couple, of Dickens Place, Wigan, have now been banned as company directors for eight years.
Solfan1 went into liquidation with liabilities of more than £700,000 and assets of just over £168,000.
Rob Clarke, Chief Investigator at the Insolvency Service, said:
Couples were left heartbroken after finding out the singing waiters they had paid to perform at their weddings would not show up.
Several of the customers who lost out financially were even offered discounts by the company to make their payment in full at the time of the booking.
The serious misconduct that both Frederick and Claire Reeves displayed falls short of the standards we expect of company directors which is why they have both been disqualified until May 2033.
