"Film Producer's Empire Collapses: Scores of Companies Removed from Register" In a shocking move, Companies House has forcibly removed 50 businesses linked to prolific film producer Alan Latham, leaving workers who claim to be owed unpaid fees in limbo. The news has sent shockwaves through the film industry, where Latham's low-budget productions have starred A-list talent, including Kelsey Grammer and Anna Chancellor. Latham's companies have previously raised questions about their use of tax credits, and the sudden removal of his businesses from the UK's companies register has raised concerns about the protection of workers' rights and the accountability of film producers. As the full extent of the fallout becomes clear, workers are left wondering if they will ever see the compensation they claim is owed to them.
Scores of Alan Latham’s firms were removed by Companies House, including one set up for movie starring Liz HurleyA prolific film producer, whose projects have starred the likes of Frasier’s Kelsey Grammer and Four Weddings and a Funeral’s Anna Chancellor, has had scores of his production businesses forcibly removed from the UK’s companies register, leaving workers unable to chase unpaid fees.Alan Latham, whose low-budget films have previously raised questions over his use of tax credits, has seen 50 of his film businesses compulsorily struck off by Companies House, according to data compiled by the film workers’ union, Bectu. Continue reading...
