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Groundhog Day for Loan Note Schemes

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Insolvency & Law
Published
Fri 22 Aug 2025
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Every few months, another loan note scheme unravels. Investors lose savings. Trustees and administrators get paid. Then the cycle restarts under a new brand.

In this episode, we break down the pattern step by step:

  • How unregulated introducers target retirees and pension holders
  • Why glossy brochures and “asset-backed” claims create false confidence
  • The role of trustees like Castle Trust and why they often fail to act
  • Case studies: High Street Group, The 79th Group, Ashbrookes, Clean Food Growing, and William Jackson–linked schemes
  • Why time is against you if your redemption is overdue

This is not bad luck. It’s a repeated formula. And unless loan note holders act, it will continue.

For more information, contact Insolvency & Law’s investigations team at [email protected].


Disclaimer: Insolvency & Law Ltd is not a firm of solicitors or licensed insolvency practitioners and does not provide legal advice, investment advice, or any regulated services under the Legal Services Act 2007 or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. All content published by I&L relating to companies mentioned therein, including blogs and podcasts, is provided free of charge for general information and educational purposes only. Therefore, it must not be relied upon as professional advice.


Where appropriate, I&L may take legal assignment of loan notes issued by companies in its own name, for the purpose of enforcement and recovery. In such cases, I&L bears all associated costs and risks, and the original loan note holder is fully insulated from legal expense and liability.

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