Another account was set up with Just Eat, with the linked bank account registered to 'SB Foods'. In January 2019, Bingol took over the running of a second Mama Mia restaurant in Park Hall Road, Garstang. The figure did not include sales made directly through the store. The court heard over that time, orders made through Just Eat would be liable for £129, 768 in VAT which was never paid. But Bingol failed to register the company with HMRC to pay the tax.īingol continued running the business until December 2018, when he was prosecuted for Health and Safety breaches at the premises. In February 2014, the business passed the threshold to register for VAT. Invoices from sales made through JustEat showed that between 20, Mama Mia Lancaster made sales of over £1m through the site. READ MORE: Solicitor used £170,000 of client funds in desperate attempt to keep business afloat In 2014, the takeaway joined Just Eat with three different bank accounts linked to the delivery site, each in Bingol's name. He held the lease to the takeaway and paid business rates to Lancaster City Council, the court heard. Preston Crown Court heard that in February 2007, Bingol became the proprietor of Mama Mia in St Leonardsgate, Lancaster. Serkan Bingol, 43, was the proprietor of two businesses called 'Mama Mia' in St Leonardsgate, Lancaster, and Park Hall Road, Garstang, when he committed the offences. A takeaway owner who defrauded HMRC of almost £150,000 has been jailed for two years.
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