Five companies shut down for filing false and forged accounts

• Automarket Europe Limited, Integra Group Limited, Maxell Limited, Montana & Montana Limited, and Supermarket Plus Ltd filed false accounts showing turnovers of up to £642 million despite having no genuine business activity 

• All five companies shared office addresses in South London and Croydon. They also falsely named reputable accountants as auditors, and failed to co-operate with Insolvency Service investigations before being shut down 

• The companies were investigated by the Insolvency Service as a result of referrals from Companies House following legislation to improve corporate standards 

Five companies which submitted false accounts showing hundreds of millions of pounds of profits have been…