In the wake of the Jubilee stewards scandal, a sophisticated PR operation is under way to save the reputations of those involved, including the Tory peer Baroness Scott of workfare charity Tomorrow’s People, and training magnate Molly Prince — director of a mysterious network of companies, including the security firm involved with the incident.
With a big push back in the Daily Mail featuring quotes from people who thought it was “fun” to be stuck under a bridge in the middle of the night, Molly Prince has now taken to the pages of Comment Is Free to defend herself:
“I run my business with integrity … we have nothing to hide.”
Perhaps she can explain why she opened so many companies which were forcibly shut down by regulators — without trading and with no accounts whatsoever.
We’re hearing that one of the PR companies involved is Cicero.
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I’ll get me coat!
got absolutely slaughtered on there …think she’s watched too much telly and read too many trashy magazines
Cicero indeed? Is Boris involved?
Cicero as well as most major banks has ‘charity’ Tomorrows People as clients- as I expect Prince has passed all of the profits into a place where they will not be found easily.
more text book PR BS pre – scripted , contrived and very much by numbers to attempt and I emphasise the word attempt to salvage the reputation of #Tomorrows People and #CPUK MD #Mollie Prince …..sorry people have been around too long and haven’t fallen out of a tree
http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/Jubilee-jobs-whingers-jeopardise-work-chances/story-16311695-detail/story.html I sympathise with the plight of these people but it’d be better if they got work with the ” higher end ” of the security industry ….such as companies run by ex Policemen or Servicemen …not what appears to be a glorified bouncer agency at best or shady cowboy outfit at the worst ….that are infested with Walter Mitty and thick neck types .
Whoops, sorry! I seem to have stumbled into a cliche (e acute) competition.
So is Close Protection UK worse than other? NO!!! Employers duty of care? I have worked for security companies where no toilets are provided and I have had to find hedges and even plastic bags. Security work is the pits. Frequently no heating, no lighting, no water all illegal but nobody cares as it is profit that is of interest. This is a very short of what is happening everyday is some UK security firms. Hundreds of similar examples could be given. Feel free to carefully check what is here (Google, Companies House, London Gazette, Edinburgh Gazette etc) and copy and paste and add examples of other thieving companies.
Cobra Security Systems (Hampshire) Limited CV1 2FL, Company No. 05507273, Liquidated
Sean Knowlson Ltd Trading as Cobra Security SO16 7BG, Company No. 07092817
Tax and NIC deducted and stolen by him
P45s not issued
Many guards were unpaid
Cobra ignored Employment Tribunal
Knowlson has an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) which he ignored, prosecuted again and had to pay a much increased fine or go to prison
The 24 hour control room was just a mobile phone
Knowlson continued to drive when disqualified
Mobile patrols not made but clients still charged
Denies guards have worked for him
Xfor had sacked William Calladine for stealing but Cobra took him on without any checks
Now an SIA Approved Contractor
Eagle Hoburne BH6 5JG Company No. 02095229
Claim to have far more contracts than they have
Claims to have training centre which is untrue
Double book guards, but they never apologised or offered to pay when inconvenienced guards
Paid guards on state benefit cash in hand
Sent guards who did not speak clear English to work on reception
Directors went out in cars without Eagle Hoburne markings and deliberately caused alarm activations then charged clients for resetting the company alarms
Two guards were sacked for refusing to work in winter at a site where there were no toilets, water, heating, lighting
One building in Portsmouth had the water cut off, Eagle Hoburne guards used the toilets knowing they would not flush and plenty of shit quickly built up the smell in the building was disgusting
High Tech Security Solutions Limited, GL7 6BA Company No. 05695972 In liquidation
They were an SIA Approved Contractor, but even when bankrupt claimed SIA ACS
Peter Little had to explain to the SIA why he was still claiming ACS and using the SIA logo
Money disappeared and guards went unpaid all very familiar
Hi Viz Security PO12 4JL Company No. 06342094 Proposal to strike off
Martin Cooke “Crook” is scruffy and not very intelligent
He said he always paid on time which was untrue
Martin Cooke told me never to work for Vespasian Security and phoned many people when I was with him who are owed wages by Vespasian Security and could not get Vespasian Security to reply – and yes, Vespasian Security never paid me after I worked for them at Butlins
Martin Cooke did not want to pay and repeatedly lied about paying – your cheque is in the post, Oh the cheque has not arrived, I will send another, I have put money in your bank account
He employed male and a female on benefit, both cash in hand and both without SIA licences – they were caught having sex together on the floor of the site hut
He is still supplying unlicensed security officers around Southampton which is illegal
Standeasy Security Ltd PO9 1SA Company No. 06347396
Father and son business
David Graham Price, the father, “Dave Price” had his SIA licence 0330012447553189 revoked 12/03/2011 – lets hope he is safely locked up in prison for a very long time
Dave Price is a habitual and compulsive liar but people of his low intelligence frequently are
Typical Dave Price: , you know more about running this fucking company than I do you fucking bastard, you fucking cunt, your fucking thick, I will sack you fucking stupid fucking bastard, I have seen less fucking aggression in a fucking boxing match than I see in you you want to hit me you cunt you’re a fucking stupid idiot we should never have employed you you cunt: this could easily go on for half an hour to an hour with his fist being repeatedly waved in my face
Standeasy Security have sponsored shock’n’awe cage fighting – knowing how Dave Price likes aggression and violence this is hardly surprising
He finally resigned as a Director of Standeasy Security on 25/10/2012, but without any SIA licence should not have been a Director for 7 months
Standeasy Security had their SIA ACS revoked 10 April 2012 as they are not a fit and proper security company, but they have at least part of the security contract for Royal Ascot 2012
Xfor Security AB15 4AL Company No. SC262865
Xfor had the security contract for the Hindhead Tunnel and ripped off Balfour Beatty Construction by supplying less guards than were invoiced for (ghosting) and not doing all mobile patrols other times guards working in two places at once, for both Balfour Beatty and Aldershot FC etc doing door supervision but without DS Licence
The Xfor vehicle did not have a functional orange beacon and the vehicle was hidden away during SIA checks
Rod Bowden the honest Director cheated out of his money took Xfor to court
28 April 2010 HMRC also went to court liquidating Xfor
Like numerous other companies Xfor claimed they had many offices around the UK which was untrue, all regional phone numbers went to one place
Directors Gary Lincoln Hope and Steven Gillespie enjoyed a great time pilfering money and buying new cars and taking very expensive holidays, sorry, business trips around the world
William Calladine was sacked for stealing, employed by Cobra until they stopped paying guards and went back to Xfor and re-employed, but without any SIA licence as it had expired
Money was taken illegally from guards wages supposedly to pay Greenfields Vetting but the money never went to Greenfields but disappeared
Guards went unpaid for many months with numerous incredible excuses why they were unpaid and many guards left owed thousands of pounds
One weekend Xfor simply upped and ran from their expensive offices at Guildford owing loads of rent and not leaving any forwarding address – they moved to Aldershot FC, presumably more freemason friends looking after their own?
Steven Gillespie became even more untruthful and told me I would be paid all money owing to me and would always have employment with him – neither ever happened so thanks again Steve
When bankrupt and insolvent Xfor resigned from the SIA ACS before they were pushed
But dogs return to their own vomit and Steve Gillespie and Gary Lincoln Hope started another set of companies, not just in security for which they are again an SIA ACS, but others as well
In 2012 Xfor have been in the national and international news, once when 3 of their people were arrested and deported as spies and terrorists from Kenya and also for illegally obtaining private telephone records not knowing they were being recorded by a television company – some years ago Xfor were being paid for surveillance which sometimes meant attaching satellite tracking devices to private vehicles trying to obtain evidence of adultery etc