Neil Aldridge was initially banned for three-and-a-half years in 2019 after his company, Neil Aldridge Landscapes Ltd, went into liquidation owing at least £82,650 to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
The 57-year-old, of Eastfield Lane, Goring Heath, breached his disqualification by acting as the director of a phoenix company, Aldridge Landscaping Limited, without permission from the court.
He then repeated the same misconduct, failing to pay taxes as they fell due, leaving HMRC owed a further £217,498 when that company was also wound up.
Kevin Read, chief investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: “Neil Aldridge knew he was banned from running companies, but carried on anyway, repeating the exact behaviour that got…