Construction boss was unable to explain transactions totalling more than £1 million,
or eligibility for £40,000 Bounce Back Loan. Marian Daniel Clipici, aged 35, has been
disqualified as a director for 7 years after failing to keep adequate accounts while his
business was trading. Marian Clipici, a Romanian national, was the sole director of
Dahlial Limited, which operated a construction business from November 2017 according
to documents filed at Companies House. However, its trading address was also home
to Dahlia Restaurant, a Romanian restaurant in Southampton, which recently closed.
In addition, until July 2021 he was also a director of Dani-Deea Ltd, which operates a
Romanian food shop in Southampton. The company ceased trading in September 2021
and went into liquidation. The liquidator identified a number of concerns, triggering a
subsequent investigation by the Insolvency Service. Investigators found that Marian Clipici
was unable to account for more than £530,000 paid into the business bank account
between June 2019 and the point of liquidation, including a £40,000 Bounce Back Loan
paid to the company in May 2020. The accounts also showed a similar amount paid out
over the same period, bringing the total value of transactions to over £1 million, none of
which could be demonstrated to have been for legitimate company
payments due to a lack of accounting records and documentation.