A Yorkshire waste operator has been sentenced after illegally acting as a company director while bankrupt.
Jonathan Waldron was sentenced to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years, when he appeared at York Crown Court on Wednesday 21 January. Waldron was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and pay costs of £1,000. He was also disqualified as a company director for five years.
Waldron was declared bankrupt in October 2021, but Insolvency Service investigations revealed he acted as director of four companies while subject to bankruptcy restrictions. Waldron remained registered as a director of Selective Environmental Solutions Limited – incorporated in December 2017 – despite being sent multiple…