A PROMINENT director has resigned from numerous companies which own properties in Rhyl which have been used as temporary emergency accommodation.
Peter Mitchell has quit as director of Big Help Trading Co and Big Help Homes CIC, which own 42 River Street and 48 River Street respectively.
Mr Mitchell has also resigned from Big Help Group, the overarching company under the “Big Help” name.
His partner, Colette Goulding, has also resigned from Big Help Trading Co, Big Help Homes CIC and Big Help Group.
When contacted by the Journal, a Big Help spokesperson said: “Peter is currently battling with an aggressive form of cancer.
“As such, he has stepped down from his business activities to ensure his sole focus right now is on his current health struggles.”
Joe Birley and Andrew Moorhead have since been appointed as directors of Big Help Trading Co and Big Help Group, and Mr Moorhead as a person with significant control of Big Help Homes CIC.
According to Companies House, Big Help Trading Co’s latest accounts are three months overdue, while the company is subject to receiver action, with five outstanding charges.
Big Help Homes CIC, meanwhile, went into administration last week – its latest accounts show that, as of January 30, 2024, its liabilities exceeded its assets by £504,291.
Last October, Big Help Homes CIC was the subject of a winding-up petition sent to the High Court.
Per Land Registry data, 42 River Street was bought by Big Help Trading Co for £260,000 in September 2021, and 48 River Street by Big Help Homes CIC for £245,000 in February 2021.
Another “Big Help” company, Big Help Project, is currently subject to a Charity Commission inquiry after a significant increase in its reported income was identified.
In July, 42 and 48 River Street were two of seven Rhyl properties listed for online auction in July with estate agents Allsop “by order of a charity”, but none of the relevant legal documents were attached to their auction pages.
When contacted, Allsop could not disclose why they were subsequently withdrawn from auction.
In August, three of these properties – including 48 River Street – were put back up for auction via estate agents Sutton Kersh.
No legal documents were attached to these properties’ auction pages on this occasion, either.
On August 29, all three properties’ auctions, scheduled for September 10, were postponed. On September 2, a Sutton Kersh representative said they were pulled from auction because it didn’t have “formal instruction” for them.
