Film producer's 50 firms struck off companies register, leaving workers unpaid

Key facts

• Fifty film production companies linked to producer Alan Latham have been struck off the UK's companies register.
• The companies were dissolved for failing to file annual accounts or confirmation statements.
• Film workers claim they are unable to recover unpaid fees from these dissolved entities.
• Alan Latham remains a director of around 50 other active companies.
• The dissolved companies had over 400 instances of late filings.

Fifty film production companies associated with producer Alan Latham have been compulsorily struck off the UK's companies register, leaving workers unable to claim unpaid fees. The companies were dissolved by Companies House for failing to meet legal obligations, such as filing annual accounts and shareholder information on time.

Film workers have reported being unable to collect debts owed to them by Latham's former businesses, with one crew member describing exploitation by the companies. A supplier for another unfinished film also stated their business was owed thousands of pounds, forcing them to write off the debt.

Data compiled by the film workers' union Bectu reveals that 50 companies where Latham was a director have been removed from the register. These businesses had more than 400 instances of late filings for annual accounts or confirmation statements. Latham, who remains a director of approximately 50 other active companies, is a known figure in the UK film industry with credits on 81 releases. Questions have previously been raised about the financing of some of his films and the tax credits they claimed.