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The Companies involved.
Pure Leisure who managed Mr. Shanks and the Billing Aquadrome/Cogenhoe site at the time of sale have an active role in the management and development of their employees. They also advertised incorrectly that you could rent at the Cogenhoe site, which in itself is Misrepresentation of sale and a main contributing factor to the claimant purchasing the unit. This has resulted in a huge financial loss and emotional impact on the claimant who has lost their life savings and suffered health/mental health issues as a result.
Pure Leisure Group
Employee management and engagement statement from their strategic report.
Employee management and engagement statement from their strategic report.
Pure Leisure Sales Brochure
Employee management and engagement statement from their strategic report.
Pure Leisure state that they keep employees informed of any changes in their policies and keep them highly engaged. It shows that they had an active role in the management and training of Mr. Shanks at the time he committed misrepresentation of sale. If the employee had been correctly managed by the company and checks were done on how he was running the site, allowing residents to break the rules, using incorrect contracts and site rules, Mr Shanks would have unable to make the sale. Pure Leisure also produced a sales brochure for Cogenhoe which included their contact details and website information.
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Even though Pure Leisure had a sales brochure which should have been used for the sale, Mr Shanks solicited the sale in this case (and others) through the use of his personal facebook sales page.
Why do 'Pure Leisure have this many companies? Would you feel safe buying from a company with this many subsidiaries? A simple Google search as to why a company has so many subsidiaries will provide a revealing insight into attempts to limit liability, move debt etc. The recent story of Robert Bull is an applicable case study. Under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill 2022-23 we can see that Pure Leisure are potentially liable for the fraud committed:
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Meadow Bay Villages
Advertising Lodges for sale. But they state they have no liability for our court case.
Advertising Lodges for sale. But they state they have no liability for our court case.
Meadow Bay Villages have stated that they have no liability for the open claim against Billing/Cogenhoe as they have only purchased the assets and Billing is still in administration. However the claimants' unit would be classed as an asset owned by them and if the claimant wanted to sell the unit Meadow Bay would no doubt attempt to take a sales commission. How is it possible to profit off of someone's asset but not inherit the case/debt?
The claimants' solicitors reached out to Meadow Bay to try and get clarity on the situation on two occasions. the first was back in April 2024 to ask for their help accessing some paperwork. They were then in August 2024 asked to provide details as to if sale was made under Novation or Assignment which would clarify in legal terms their responsibilities, and their position on the unit. These questions were ignored and the same person claims that they have no knowledge of the case. This, in the opinion, of the claimant shows they have no desire to help and remedy the situation or take it seriously.
Meadow Bay despite knowing what had happened with the misrepresentation of sale, gave Mr. Shanks the option to continue to work for them or take redundancy. This has not been confirmed by the company but from the evidence obtained it looks likely this is the case as they have appointed a new sales advisor to Cogenhoe. Stuart was confirmed to be working for Pure Leisure again in Cumbria for a short spell. He now appears to have left the company and has taken on a new role as general manager at Foxhunter Park Monkton Kent.