Collapse Files · CF-018
I Signed the Accounts the Month BHS Sold for £1
In March 2015, the auditor misrepresented BHS's pension situation as manageable while signing off the accounts. Just six weeks later, the company was sold for £1, leading to significant financial fallout and a massive pension deficit.
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