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Started: BarryBrisco, 21 Mar 2024 17:24
Last post: Bagzzz718, 25 Mar 2024 16:28
Yes, he’s been a director of this company for 11 years….need to keep a close eye on this! Need to warn any potential investors…..can’t have him keep fleecing people with no consequences!
Almost the same tamworth number ....i wonder where their place of work is ?
Https://www.linkedin.com/company/emc3-reality/
Noticed this as something that toss'r is a director of?
Anyone else seen it?
Started: barnard, 29 Feb 2024 05:30
Last post: barnard, 29 Feb 2024 05:30
I see the massively pumped AVCT has had a raise at 50p..this was pumped in the pounds by a certain Dev pumper..oh dear.
Started: Bagzzz718, 24 Dec 2023 12:11
Last post: Bagzzz718, 24 Dec 2023 12:11
2 years to the day we got F.U.C.K.E.D. No chance to sell and the beginning of the end. Happy Christmas Chris Jeffries! I hope you choke on your sprouts!
Started: Falconia, 31 Aug 2023 18:20
Last post: SteveFarnbourgh, 23 Nov 2023 23:52
With his strong ties and relationship with Peter Marples I guarantee that it's only a matter of time before we see a new company appear.
The problem is…I don’t believe they will. Some people are impervious to it! Jeffries hasn’t started a new company yet according to Companies House, but he will…and will shaft the next load of shareholders too. Incompetent fool….still trying to get over the fact he advised MPs…..Christ talk about the emperors new clothes! The man should be banned from being a company director for life!
They are just seen Duff back on Twitter pumping something..I got booted out of the telegram group for saying people should avoid certain people..the fact I was kicked out for raising awareness tells me all I need to know. Awful human beings.. karma will have it's day.
B a s t a r d s
Liars
Charlatans
Con artists
Fraudsters
The lot of them. Can only live in hope the CJ and the rest of them get theirs…..can only live in hope that they get theirs!
This is a bloody crime: https://assetmatch.com/app/OurCompanies/CompanyProfile?companyId=2554#:~:text=LaunchMyCareer%20Holdings%20plc%20has%20announced,full%20announcement%2C%20please%20click%20here
These b**gers should be in jail!
Last post: fluffyjoe, 21 Nov 2023 08:55
Has anyone tried to simply give the evidence to the police ?
This share still figures in my share account at the suspended price , anyone know if this is the case with their shares? I thought by now they would have disappeared or revalued to zilch....
Started: Bagzzz718, 22 Aug 2023 15:47
Last post: Prime, 19 Oct 2023 17:02
On that link go to filing history and then statement of affairs
I was just racking over the coals and was looking at the "Statement of affairs" from page (approx) 5 onwards which detailed the assets and likely value. Interesting as £1.3 mill is only worth about £83k and £3 mill + which is listed as Launchmycareer private (does anyone know what this might be? Before I contact the liquidator to ask) the value is shown as "uncertain"
Biggest creditor is Dev Clever holdings!!
If something smells there is normally a reason and I am not happy to have had my pocket picked in broad daylight. There must be something iffy when you look at the trading statement and then boom......its all gone down the pan.
Forgot to post the link
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08491618/filing-history
I was just racking over the coals and was looking at the "Statement of affairs" from page (approx) 5 onwards which detailed the assets and likely value. Interesting as £1.3 mill is only worth about £83k and £3 mill + which is listed as Launchmycareer private (does anyone know what this might be? Before I contact the liquidator to ask) the value is shown as "uncertain"
Biggest creditor is Dev Clever holdings!!
If something smells there is normally a reason and I am not happy to have had my pocket picked in broad daylight. There must be something iffy when you look at the trading statement and then boom......its all gone down the pan.
Him and his wife have another company which is active - accounts filed recently called EMC3 Reality ltd -
Lombard House Cross Keys
Lichfield
WS13 6DN
It’s the deleting of all things Dev from his account that I can’t stomach! No credibility and I wouldn’t trust a thing he says. Hope people don’t buy into his crap!
I see Alan Duff is back on Twitter..avoid anything he mentions..the biggest promoter who goes the quietest..snake.
But anybody know what is happening ? the shares in my account still show at suspended price ,we should either be able to trade shares or be told they are no longer in business.....do you know scaredy :):)
Started: Falconia, 31 Aug 2023 18:43
Last post: barnard, 4 Sep 2023 20:08
Yep, it's no coincidence Duff ,Akers and co are quiet on social media..bastards
Unfortunately when a company delists from the exchange, a few years later it is very common that shareholders get utterly screwed one way or another. Absolutely disgusting behaviour often from the larger shareholders.
RIP Chris Jeffries! B a s t a r d! £250,000,000 to £0 in 20 months. He should be behind bars!
That’s it the only other asset. Scott ashby is director of a newco formed to acquire them. Probably paid a pittance. There is nothing left but a hole in the ground
RIP Dev Clever
Last post: barnard, 18 Aug 2023 16:43
i hope everyone here has contacted poppleton and appleby and questioned the who **** show..i have as well as a few others we can't let these #**#s get away scot free.
Last post: Spks, 17 Aug 2023 17:30
Ah I see scaredy cat has reared his /her head the person who regularly denied having close involvement with the company in the past and who disappeared off the scene when all went tits up...how can a company sell its assets for 1 million and not be sure they have the money for the owners (shareholders ) when the deal was done ? THe shares were suspended with no chance for the shareholders to sell until the deal was done if it does not smell of a fraud , deception then I dont know what does ? needs a thorough investigation by the authorities
@Scardey_Cat, it's likely that you're closely linked to Chris and perhaps should have made folk aware of that in your posts and heavily biased. Understandably I'd add and can't be easy for you.
Sadly some folk invested in Dev will have made losses they'll never recover from, I feel for those whose retirement and life savings have been obliterated and I suspect that the major shareholders you hint at did act in self interest and perhaps are the ones who brought AAQUA into the picture and also involved in ASLR and a few other companies which all seem as if they're leaving a trail of devastated shareholders in their wake while seemingly keeping their own necks out of the noose.
What you’re suggesting is these major shareholders caused Dev’s demise and it was not unavoidable, so should they be held to account? Should the BOD for not perhaps performing enough DD in that deal and also allowing Veative to make an exit and then somehow manage to not get paid?
Perhaps CJ aways has had the best of intentions (I think he most likely did until his hand forced) but when you lead a company the onus lies on YOU. He failed himself, the company and shareholders and the question is... did he and those in charge do anything inappropriately by intention or through incompetence? Feel free to explain how their recent actions through The Inspirational Learning Group (which Dev had bought out) seems to have been sold off before liquidation with all of the business that is left in terms of contracts and clients while leaving a shell for liquidation for creditors and shareholders?
Be it incompetence or intention, members of the BOD inc. CJ should be considered from being disqualified from ever leading another firm should anything come to light and it's not his first instance of winding a company down I believe. Should signs of fraud or corporate malfeasance be found then all should get the letter of the law applied to them.
To all here, if you have concerns, contact the appointed insolvency practitioner Poppleton & Appleby as the company is being wound up in the first instance. In time, if unhappy with their handling of the liquidation you can raise a complaint to The Insolvency Service.
https://www.poppletonandappleby.co.uk/contact-us/
I know it's tough but be specific, detailed and as unemotional as possible about your concerns, sadly I suspect it is unlikely that capital will be returned as the discarded shell unlikely to cover creditors and other higher ranked debtors before it gets to shareholders - but if things were not done correctly - at least there is a chance of having those who were responsible be held to account.
Let’s here his/your version of things then?
All us lot can see is a company take from £250m to £0 in 19 months.
Let’s here his/your version of things then?
All us lot can see is a company take from £250m to £0 in 19 months.
We have been royally shafted and I wish there was a way that the buggers can be held accountable. Surely there must have been criminality here or at the very least down right lies and immoral and unethical behaviour.
Started: Bagzzz718, 16 Aug 2023 14:18
Last post: Glide, 17 Aug 2023 16:15
So where has the money gone? Has one or more ppl ended up with £millions which was acquired through nefarious means? I didn't think that it was possible with a Main board listed company
Well said
I have been investing for 14 years and won some and lost some…however, those that lost always gave an inkling and I could get out with something. What happened here has to have some form of criminality involved, or some very dodgy conduct! £250 mil MC to £0 in 19 months, when the outlook in Nov 2021 was so promising, is testament to that! I’ve never seen a share with so much promise unravel so quickly with no opportunity to get anything back. Unfortunately I feel this was a carefully orchestrated strategy by someone , most likely Veative. CJ was naive and incompetent and should never be allowed to be a director of a company again. Also Veative owing money and then ceasing to trade and starting back as a new company is criminal, or should be. Any director involved in a company that goes into liquidation should, by law, be prevented from holding a key position in an company for at least 10 years! There are no consequences for failure and CJ will just rinse and repeat. I guarantee he will start a new company very very soon, I will do my best to ensure that any company that involves Chris Jeffries, has facts about his poor leadership Shared on social media to warn other investors. What has happened here is wrong and it’s impact will be felt for many years to come, for a number of shareholders. If Chris Jeffries or anyone who knows him, reads this, my message is “your actions and incompetence have had severe consequences! Do the right thing and NEVER run or be involved in the strategic leadership of a company, private or public, again. Make a public apology to shareholders for your incompetence and own your failure!”
Shame on you!
Started: SteveFarnbourgh, 16 Aug 2023 10:40
Last post: SteveFarnbourgh, 16 Aug 2023 10:40
Something that has played on my mind since the de-listing of the company is that share certificates have never been issued to the shareholders. My understanding is that this should be done within 2 months of the shares being allotted.
My understanding is that if a company defaults on its responsibility to achieve this then an offence has been committed by every officer of said business. If found guilty a fine is issued and again, my understanding is that the level of fine is subject to the amount of time over the 2 week period that has elapsed.
I might be late to the party with this conversation but has anyone pursued this further?
Started: Firefly119, 14 Aug 2023 09:35
Last post: Firefly119, 14 Aug 2023 09:35
Well that’s it. Put 5 figures in here. Game over.
FCA won’t give a s h I t e! They really really wont!
The RNS dated 27th July 2021 makes interesting reading to where we are now. Ill be pointing the FCA in that direction.
I want to know how the bloke who sold us TILG for over £100k now owns it under an AI company based in a nearby address...i'll contact the FCA I suggest you all do the same and ask some questions.
Last post: Yos3mitesam, 12 Aug 2023 23:35
@steveFarnbourgh only time will tell.......
They will liquidate and I’m sure Chris “Shady” Jeffries, Akers and Von Rosen, will start a new company and buy up all the assets on the cheap and stitch us up.
We had a £30 mil finance facility set up all just waiting for a prospectus…which was in the final stages but never materialised! Can’t believe shareholders can’t / won’t be told the reason why! Chris Jeffries should be haunted by the way he has stitched up honest hardworking shareholders.
@yos3mitesam my source is incredibly reliable. She had the letter from DEVs administrator in her hand when she called me to break the bad news on Friday.
News release on Monday? U usually get an inkling when something isn’t right…..but here, pre suspension there was nothing. So so cross, with the lies and deceit here!
@bagzzz718 over six figs here as well brother, if this is the case i will be so ****ed along with many other genuine investors, however i think it may just be rumours. lets see what happens, only time will tell once mr jeffries pulls his finger out of his
a r s e!
Started: SteveFarnbourgh, 12 Aug 2023 12:55
Last post: Yos3mitesam, 12 Aug 2023 17:44
Surely this cant be right! Liquidation of the company..... Wtf? I doubt this is the case as it wont end up well for mr jeffries. Why isn't he providing us with an update we should have had one by now! Sort it out ffs.
Amazing how shareholders know nothing other than.
1) New company name
2) Waiting for news
3) struggling to get funding.
Look at the Nov RNS from 2021. Nothing but great news. B a s t a r d s
Nothing would surprise me. Chris Jeffries should be in court and facing criminal charges! This was always going to be the outcome. As I said, he made his money and that was all he wanted. Chris Jeffries should never be allowed to be a director of any company in the future. Hoped to get maybe 10% back but knew it was optimistic. I’m sure somebody will do very well out of the liquidation and it wouldn’t surprise me if it was Chris Jeffries and a few large shareholders. Just watch!
Have been informed by a personal friend whose business is a creditor to DEV.
I personally have a very large number of shares so as you might image, not a happy person!
Where have you heard this?
So where is the money from the sale of the main assets to the indian company ? Absolute scam and should be investigated by stock market authorities, so pleased I sold half my shares when the price was good....bad for all shareholders and agree these people should not be allowed to run companies in the future
Last post: Bagzzz718, 12 Aug 2023 16:02
Nope, this rests with Chris ‘Shady’ Jeffries! He’ll get his….just a matter of time! From six figures to nothing in the blink of an eye. He’ll get his, of that I’m sure.
Apparently Duff said the Indians have done us over..don't know how though if indeed it's the case
Started: Bagzzz718, 11 Aug 2023 13:17
Last post: Bagzzz718, 11 Aug 2023 13:17
….3 months and nothing. There are no adjectives to to fully and aptly describe Chris Jeffries! Incompetent doesn’t even scratch the surface, fibber doesn’t either! We’ll have to make up our own word! Can’t think I've ever been to angry and incensed by one person for so long! Shame on him and only hope that karma truly visits him one day soon!
Started: macmac133, 4 Aug 2023 21:14
Last post: Bagzzz718, 7 Aug 2023 16:55
Mr Jeffries has had more than enough time to redeem himself since suspension. He will secure funding snd it will be terrible for shareholders. He’ll continue to pick up a nice 6 figure annual salary….whilst we lose our investments. Everything about the way this company has been run since 2021 has been nothing short of a shambles! I think most would agree with that.
Mr ideas guy aka Mr jeffries needs to redeem himself thats for sure.... saying one thing & then doing another usually tells a person everything one needs to know about someone. Im always one to give an individual the benefit of the doubt but to leave investors who supported the company on its journey hanging for this many days & the way its all happened is just so wrong!!!!
Another week begins and still nothing from CEO Chris Jeffries. Hopefully he’ll come up with some great ‘ideas’ soon, that may ‘shortly’ result in us getting a small proportion of our investment back. Won’t be holding my breath though. Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. 56 working days and still nothing!
Amen at all that! Sadly it means we’re losing our investment, but I think we already know that!
The only crumbs of comfort are that none of the Duff,Johnson Akers tweets have any credibility..Johnson was on Twitter for one day ridiculed and went again. Akers tweets don't get any likes or response and Duff hasn't been on for a couple of months. Good riddance let's hope no other investors fall foul to these silent assassins.
As for Jefferies he may have made his cash but he'll never be able to do it again..
Started: Bagzzz718, 2 Aug 2023 01:39
Last post: Prime, 4 Aug 2023 11:53
Https://www.glaisyers.com/what-are-the-rights-of-a-shareholder-in-a-private-limited-company/
Are there articles of association for Veative or Launch my career? Can someone tell me are we veative or launch my career and is there a company secretary and any valid contact address/phone number or email?
I did look at the veative website which is, to me, just a page and nothing else. I also got bits and pop ups galore from it! This scenario is like we have been robbed or we think we have, we think the robbers are easily identified and we think we know what's gone but at the same time we don't really know much as the potential robbers won't tell us what, if anything, they might have stolen. It's crazy
No confirmed / appointed by companies house until 30th June. My point is that it seems that Chris Jeffries has no intention of communicating anything with shareholders now he’s delisted and made his money. I hope karma greets that man full on one day!
That’s old news Bags, see my post from 11th May when Scott Ashby first appeared on the scene.
Looks like we have new director or should I say CFO. A Mr Scott Ashby. Can’t find anything about him. No fan-fair, no big sell, just one of only two directors, according to companies house. This is going nowhere fast!
Started: barnard, 3 Aug 2023 16:00
Last post: Bagzzz718, 3 Aug 2023 17:54
The murky world of Chris Jeffries and Dev Clever! How did the Aldebaron deal get signed, when it was being questioned at the point of news release. Why was a reverse take over sanctioned that was of no benefit to shareholders! So many questions…but as always, no answers from the company or Chris Jeffries! The buck HAS to stop with him.
He has a company Called Level Up Ai..that company owns 75% of The inspirational Learning Group who Dev bought..so shouldn't it be owned by LMC ..how did he get 75% of something Dev/LMC owned?
Started: Bagzzz718, 1 Aug 2023 21:53
Last post: Bagzzz718, 1 Aug 2023 21:53
….and 11 weeks in from May 15th when CEO Chris Jeffries said investor presentation “shortly!” Even when it comes out, how can we take it seriously, when nothing he has said for years has actually come true?
There are serious problems here which “ideas guy” has no clue how to solve. If the company is so great and has so much to offer, why did the CEO quit? Why are we not profitable? Why are we missing targets left right and centre? Why can’t we get any investors on board? Why did the FCA not grant the prospectus? We don’t know why and the FCA won’t tell us even with a Freedom of Information request submitted! We’ll never know! Why aren’t the big EdTech companies circling! Oh sorry I forgot according to EvertonRob1, Dev_Clever was going to be the biggest Ed Tech company in the world! Chuckling….out of sheer frustration! And still we await our illustrious leader despite having zero faith in anything he will actually say. Very strange position to be in!