Firm that went bust owing £650k to HMRC offers staff Las Vegas trip after being bought by ex-owner
Acquisition by Premier Group Recruitment boss Andrew Woosnam appears to be example of ‘phoenixism’A recruitment business that went bust owing the tax authorities and other creditors almost £3m has promised to send its staff on an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas after being repurchased by...
<p>Acquisition by Premier Group Recruitment boss Andrew Woosnam appears to be example of ‘phoenixism’</p><p>A recruitment business that went bust owing the tax authorities and other creditors almost £3m has promised to send its staff on an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas after being repurchased by its former owner for an initial £10,000.</p><p>Premier Group Recruitment went into <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/22/insolvent-uk-recruiter-acquired-by-previous-owner-who-took-millions-out">administration in September with debts of £2.9m</a> – including £647,000 owed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which had commenced enforcement proceedings against the company.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/15/bust-premier-group-recruitment-hmrc-las-vegas-staff-trip-andrew-woosnam">Continue reading...</a>
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