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Insolvency Service Bans Kenwright for Five Years Over Fraud

8/19/2026

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The Insolvency Service banned Lawrence Kenwright, Signature Group founder, for five years on 18 August 2026.
Investors lost over £4.8 million after Kenwright’s false marketing of Signature Works Gold Ltd, which held no freehold.
Signature Works Gold Ltd sold desk space in three Liverpool properties and stopped returns after September 2019.
The Serious Fraud Office raided homes, made four arrests in February 2024, then closed the probe and declared Kenwright and his wife Katie bankrupt.

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The Insolvency Service banned Lawrence Kenwright, Signature Group founder, for five years on 18 August 2026.
Investors lost over £4.8 million after Kenwright’s false marketing of Signature Works Gold Ltd, which held no freehold.
Signature Works Gold Ltd sold desk space in three Liverpool properties and stopped returns after September 2019.
The Serious Fraud Office raided homes, made four arrests in February 2024, then closed the probe and declared Kenwright and his wife Katie bankrupt.