Timeshare Scams

Timeshare Legals Ltd & Associated Companies Scam

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has released its findings from an ongoing investigation into potential timeshare scams.

The SFO believe that the schemes have operated since 2018 and has spanned across a large number of companies.

They have updated their findings as of October 2025 to cover the below companies:

• Guardian Executives Ltd
• McLaren Consultants Ltd
• Prime Engagement Ltd
• Regulat Consulting Group Ltd
• Sparks Wiseman and Rafe Ltd

These new companies join an extensive list of companies initially highlighted by the SFO in December 2024:

• AML Executive Contracts Ltd
• ASA Partnership Ltd
• DW Contract Consultancy Ltd
• DW Law Consultancy Ltd
• ERS Europe LTD (European Recuperation Solutions)
• Harwood Advisory Group Ltd
• Huntland Rock Associates Ltd
• Meta UK Group Ltd (Met Advisory)
• Milton Chadwick Consultants Ltd
• The Nobel Group of Companies
  • Nobel Acquistions and Investment Group Ltd
  • Nobel Business Services Ltd
• Park Square Associates Ltd
• Rockland Associates Ltd
• Silverstream Management Group Ltd
• Sonata Trading Ltd
• Termination Services Ltd
• The Biz Doc UK Ltd
  • aka Business Doctor
• TSL Europe Ltd
• Venture Compliance Ltd

To date, Sussex Police, Greater Manchester Police and the National Crime Agency have worked in conjunction with the Serious Fraud Office to arrest four men and three women on suspicion of fraud offences.

The SFO have urged anyone with information or those affected by the schemes to complete a questionnaire to aid their investigation.

The company was wound up after an application by Secretary of State for Business and Trade in February, 2024, said it was in the ‘public interest.’

A statement on Companies house reads:

The Companies House statement makes interesting reading:

1. Timeshare Legals was in business purporting to assist members of the public in terminating their timeshares and claiming compensation.
2. Significant upfront fees were charged.
3. Many of the claims turned out not to be valid or were not progressed because Timeshare Legals failed to pay appointed lawyers and/or claims management companies.
4. The petition was presented following an investigation by the Insolvency Service which identified a suspicious transfer of funds to a related company in Spain with the same name (Timeshare Legals S.L).

Mark George, Chief Investigator of the Insolvency Service is quoted as follows:

“Timeshare Legals deceived hundreds of people who wanted exit or claim for mis-sold timeshare agreements into paying upfront fees for what were ultimately futile cases.  

Their obvious record-keeping deficiencies and failure to pay funds over to appointed lawyers has clearly hindered progress and damaged clients’ prospects of ever recovering money.  

The company provided very limited cooperation with our investigation, failing to produce any trading or financial records, resulting in investigators being unable to establish the legitimacy of or reasons for the transfer of more than £900,000 to unknown accounts.  We will not hesitate to act in the public interest to wind up rogue businesses causing individuals financial loss and harm.”

National Fraud Helpline is keen to help victims of Timeshare Legal Ltd and other timeshare scams to recover their lost money.