Bookkeeper stole from School of Homeopathy, Stroud – Stroud News and Journal

A bookkeeper defrauded analternative medicinea company in Stroud out of nearly 70k, a court heard

Edward Humphrey, 42, of Overbrook Road, Hardwicke, pleaded guilty to dishonestly abusing his position at In-Light Ltd, which provides alternative medicine courses, by making unauthorised bank transfers to Stroud Accounting Solutions Ltd.

The fraud amounted of 67,000, a court heard on Thursday.

In-Light Limited is the holding company for the School of Homeopathy, The School of Health and Yondercott Press and is listed at an address inRodborough Hill,Stroud.

It offers alternative medicine courses, seminars, books and webinars focusing on nutrition, homeopathy, herbal medicine, yoga, Indian and Chinese Medicine.

Stroud Accounting Solutions Ltd, of which Humphrey was the only director, was dissolved in November last year, according to Companies House.

He admitted to intending to make the gain by fraud between January 1, 2018 and July 31, 2019.

The charge, which he admitted at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, also said he cancelled a direct debit payable to HMRC without authority and made bank transfers for VAT to another account.

Humphrey was released on unconditional bail and will be sentencedat Gloucester Crown Court on March 5.

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