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Old 23-06-2013, 02:06
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I've just come across this article on Alex's business on the mail online. Not sure how accurate it is but it makes for interesting reading.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-business.html
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Old 23-06-2013, 03:43
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if there is any truth in that at all I really hope he gets to the interview stage now as they are usually quite good at tracking down details about the contestants companies

especially this ;

But accounts lodged at Companies House reveal the net worth of Prestige Slate was only £555 in 2011 and that the company had a modest annual turnover of about £28,000.
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Old 23-06-2013, 03:44
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Assuming its his twiter https://twitter.com/AlexanderMills_ he seems to be now involved in insurance
http://www.funkyinsurance.com/
And a Legal site
http://www.dynamolegal.com/
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Old 23-06-2013, 07:14
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If this is true I am disappointed. Alex seems like a really intelligent chap as he has proved in the process already, so it seems a real shame to read this news.
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Old 23-06-2013, 09:28
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Apart from Prestige Slate, Alex has set up 4 companies in the last 2 years. 3 out of these 4 companies were dissolved within 6 to 18 months. His remaining company Dynamo Legal was only set up in January last year.

His relationship with Funky Insurance is unclear. He's not a director of Mela Rossa which trades as Funky Insurance. Alex would need to be approved by the FCA as a 'fit and proper person' before he can be a director of Mela or sell insurance.
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Old 23-06-2013, 13:05
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I'm not sure how significant 146 complaints is, it's less than 1% as the article says.

Most new companies probably have teething problems...

edit: http://www.pissedconsumer.com/review...629328116.html

There's a message half way where Alex claims a jealous rival is trying to defame him
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Old 23-06-2013, 13:31
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This is interesting http://www.alexmills.tv/about/index.html

Alex says the slate company he was working for liquidated with over £200,000 of debt and he joined forces with another colleague and set up their own slate sign business from a garage in Tondu.

Also gives a plausible explanation for why he’s no longer involved with Prestige Slate and his interest in the Law.
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Old 23-06-2013, 19:24
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This is interesting http://www.alexmills.tv/about/index.html

Alex says the slate company he was working for liquidated with over £200,000 of debt and he joined forces with another colleague and set up their own slate sign business from a garage in Tondu.

Also gives a plausible explanation for why he’s no longer involved with Prestige Slate and his interest in the Law.
If Prestige Slate only had a net worth of £555, it's unlikely that Alex would have been paid any more than a portion of that for his share of the company, esp when the other director is now trading under a new company Premier Slate.

It's a common ploy by insolvent companies to dissolve the company and write off its debts. They would then start up a new company and commence trading as before with the slate wiped clean.
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