Hello,
I don’t post often but a friend who works for the NHS has been caught out by the company below and I thought it worth a post in case anyone is considering claiming a Tax rebate from this company and they work for the NHS, Fire Brigade etc.
A leaflet was distributed to the hospital she works at and she duly filled it in and sent it off. The company then claims tax relief for you from the HMRC and is supposed to then send that money to you and take a fee. Of course they don’t, they keep the lot. In her case it was almost £1800 and going back a number of years.
This was over 6 months ago and all communication has been ignored.
The company is the The Professional Fees and Subscriptions Rebate Service Ltd, based in Manchester.
http://www.pfands.co.uk/
She’s contacted HMRC, she’s notified the ActionFraud team, Citizens Advice, WatchDog and has made contact with many others in the NHS who have fallen victim to this. The company had a FaceBook page though this has now been closed following some negative comments from other people who are also asking where their money is. She’s also now started a Small Claim’s Court action against the company.
They’re also regulated by the Ministry of Justice so she’s been in touch with them.
We’ve done a fair bit of digging in Companies House and have the name of the company owner and other companies he is linked to. All the companies are based in Manchester and in close proximity to one another.
If you have any family members or friends who are thinking of using a tax rebate company then please show them this post and warn them to read the small print very carefully. You can claim back your own tax from HMRC so there’s no need to use them.
Looking at the company accounts they have net assets of almost half a million quid so clearly it’s quite lucrative for them.
Cheers