Are you a client of BES Utilities?
You may be owed £10,000s in compensation
The owner of BES Utilities, has been jailed for 13 years after being convicted of using lies and false claims to trick small business owners into signing up to costly energy contracts.
If you were a client of BES Utilities, you may be owed £10,000s in compensation.
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The Headlines
“Lancashire energy company owner found guilty of multiple fraud charges”
“Fleetwood Town owner Andy Pilley jailed for fraud”
“Fleetwood owner Andy Pilley loses civil court fight with council”
“Disgraced boss of power firm BES Utilities that we probed is jailed for 13 years”
“…the future looks uncertain regarding Pilley and his companies, with legal action bubbling against BES.”
What is energy mis-selling?
Businesses of all sizes often use a broker that serves as a “middleman” when sourcing energy, the broker will then liaise with the energy supplier and provide a price for energy. Whilst the prices offered usually appear very competitive, it is not uncommon the energy supplier to pay a commission to the broker.
Although this should be transparent and explained to a business who is sourcing energy, commissions are often hidden and concealed into contracts or not visible because of inaccurate statements.
Andrew Pilley, the owner of Fleetwood Town Football Club, has recently been found guilty of a multi-million pound fraud involving mis-sold energy contracts. Through his sham telesales companies that were passed off as independent, businesses were contacted and persuaded to enter into energy contracts. Many of these contracts were passed to Commercial Power, also ran by Pilley. The Chairman was found guilty of fraud by false representation and fraudulent trading earlier this year.
How will I know if I am able to make a claim?
Following a 2020 investigation into energy brokers completed by Ofgem, business energy contracts were found to be mis-sold frequently. If your broker did not provide a full written disclosure of any monies that were paid to them as a result of your contract, it could be that they received a hidden commission from the energy supplier.
We offer a simple and straight forwards assessment process. This service is free and there is no obligation to continue with the claim.
I only have a small business, am I still able to claim?
Yes, you may still have an eligible claim. The more energy your business uses, the more you could be owed.
Some small business use more power than you might expect, such as tanning shops or operations with lots of machinery or tools.
What is the amount that I would be able to claim?
There are many variables to a claim, such as:
- how long the business energy contract was,
- how long you have been with that particular provider, and
- the actual price that you paid for the energy.
A good rule of thumb is you could recover up to 20% of any business contract that was mis-sold.
I am still under contract with my current energy supplier, could I still be eligible?
Yes, you can bring a claim against your current energy supplier. You may be able to renegotiate the terms and costs of the contract without the price of hidden commissions in there.
In some outcomes, an offer is made to cancel the contract which would leave the claimant free to move to an alternative supplier.
How do I make a business energy claim and is it difficult?
We would carry out relevant checks to find out if your business energy was mis-sold, before proceeding with any claim.
We would ask you to send us relevant documentation surrounding your energy contract, and with your permission, we would then contact both your broker, and energy supplier and go from there.
Call our expert teamMake an enquiry now to check if you can claim compensation
This service is free and there is no obligation to continue with the claim. You could recover up to 20% of any business contract that was mis-sold.
We are committed to protecting your personal information and information on how we handle your data is in our privacy policy.
How long does a claim take?
Some claims are settled very quickly, as short as a couple of months. For others, it can take around a year, particularly with more complex agreements.
We will of course keep you updated every step of the way, but once we have everything we need, we would carry out all of the work in the background.
What does it cost to bring a claim?
We will review your claim for free, and then if the claim is eligible, we would look to run it on no win no fee basis. This means that if your claim is not successful, you would not be charged.
If the claim is successful, our success fee is 25% of any compensation that is recovered.
Find out more about Energy Mis-selling
Energy Mis-selling – Have I been mis-sold energy?
Businesses of all sizes often use a broker that serves as a “middleman” when sourcing energy, the broker will then liaise with the energy supplier and provide a price for energy…