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Thornton-Cleveleys director banned for four years over £206k Pharmhand tax debt

Thornton-Cleveleys director banned for four years over £206k Pharmhand tax debt

By: Lancashire Telegraph7 Nov 2026
James Duncan McPhie, 57, of Thornton-Cleveleys, has been disqualified as a director for four years from 6 November after an Insolvency Service investigation into Pharmhand Limited. The company entered liquidation on 17 January 2025 owing HMRC £206,463.42.

Investigators found VAT returns were filed late from January 2020, with the VAT debt rising to £122,482.87. Corporation Tax and interest owed stood at £83,980.55.

Between January 2020 and November 2024 the company took £684,132 in receipts. McPhie received £348,844 and the company secretary £185,038, while HMRC was paid £53,590.73 in total. He cannot act as a director without court permission until November 2030.

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