8 UK director disqualifications in one update: Md Aminul Hasan banned for 10 years, five took effect on 22 October and creditors should recheck officers

The latest Insolvency Service register update records eight director disqualifications, all using the same legal route, CDDA 1986 section 7 undertakings. The longest term is 10 years. The average disqualification period across the batch is about 6 years 11 months. The notable change is timing, not volume alone: five of the eight disqualifications took effect on 22 October 2026, making this a tightly dated register batch for due diligence teams to note.

What changed in this update

These are effective dates on the public register, not publication timestamps. Across all eight cases, the disqualifying authority is the Insolvency Service and the case reason is section 7 undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. Five cases took effect on 22 October 2026, one on 23 October, one on 21 October and one on 20 October. Without a baseline in this dataset, that is best read as a concentrated register batch rather than proof of a wider shift in enforcement tempo.

Named register entries

Effective on 22 October 2026

On the Companies House Disqualified Officers Service, Md Aminul Hasan was disqualified for 10 years on 22 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service; Alexander Edward Jollivet was disqualified for 8 years on 22 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service; Thomas James Wiggett was disqualified for 8 years on 22 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service.

On the Companies House Disqualified Officers Service, Vadym Pavliuk was disqualified for 6 years on 22 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service, and David John Hoy was disqualified for 3 years 6 months on 22 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service. In each case, the statutory ground recorded is CDDA 1986 section 7 undertaking.

Other effective dates

On the Companies House Disqualified Officers Service, Serina Bhandal was disqualified for 9 years on 23 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service; Nadi Jahangiri was disqualified for 7 years on 21 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service; Sarah Marie Louise Wright was disqualified for 4 years on 20 October 2026 per the Insolvency Service. All three entries carry the same section 7 undertaking basis.

Why this matters for counterparties

For suppliers, lenders and trade creditors, the practical point is straightforward. Before signing a contract, extending trade credit or accepting a new personal contact point from a borrower or customer, check whether any active or recently appointed officer appears on the disqualified directors register. The GOV.UK Insolvency Service guidance sets out the restrictions that follow a disqualification. RecoupIQ then adds the operational layer by checking current and historic appointment records, plus cross directorships, in real time, so a counterparty review does not stop at a single name search.

The full article and RecoupIQ company-level evidence check let you confirm whether a live officer, recent appointee or connected director now sits inside this register batch before you release goods, renew terms or approve new exposure.

Verify any UK company director or counterparty before extending credit. Check director histories and disqualification registers at recoup-iq.tech/check-a-debtor.

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