Brookhouse training centre

[Admin]

Is it the same company as this one that is in administration?

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Or this one which was setup just before the other one went into administration?

WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information

We've had a few emails about this company if it is one and the same, appears to have had quite a bad trading history if it is James McConnell

You can download all the company accounts £1 each from companies house website.

Personally I would avoid any company that even slightly appears to be a bit of a pheonix.

Whether this company actually is, I guess we'll see in due course.

Director is James McConnell - the history of his directorships -

Brookhouse Training Centre - set up May 20th 2011 - no accounts,
BTC Realisations 2011 Limited (formerly known as Brookhouse Training Centre) went bust 28th June 2011.
HIW Publishing Limited - Dissolved
James McConnell Limited - Dissolved
Plumbing and Electrical Training Limited - Two motions to strike off the company later suspended and accounts are late

 

[BTC]

Okay, I’m getting pretty tired of so called “experts” commenting on ME personally and on our company. I’ve done nothing wrong and have got nothing to hide.
Unlike any other training centre in the UK we do care about our students and what people are saying about us.

So in an attempt to try to put some clarity and FACTS on the subject, against my better judgement I thought I would personally offer these comments.

Yes it’s the same company that we voluntarily put into admin last year. The question people should be asking is WHY!?!?

Did we lay off ANY staff – No
Did we leave ANY students behind – No
Did we leave ANY creditors with debt – No

Of course we could have done all of the above and saved ourselves a ton of money along the way but we are not that kind of people or company.

So why did we voluntarily go in to admin and create a “phoenix” Dan?

How about we had no alternative after taking some bad advice from an account who is now serving 6 years in prison? See these reports:
Married accountant stole £500,000 to splash out on luxury gifts for blonde model mistress and wife | Mail Online
[DLMURL="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/arrogant_fraudster_to_face_six_years_in_prison_1_4232220"]‘Arrogant’ fraudster to face six years in prison - Main Section - Yorkshire Post[/DLMURL]

We consider ourselves to have had a very lucky to escape from Upton & Co even though we personally lost a considerable amount of money in the process, not to mention the significant amount of money we had to invest in the new company. So you can see sometimes things are not as straight forward as they first appear…Bottom line is we saved the company, 25 peoples careers and countless students training and NO ONE lost any money other than the two directors.

Brookhouse has been training people since around 1999 and we are very proud of our history. The fact the ownership has changed since then does not diminish this fact in any way. We are a small (ish) family run business with a conscience trying to make a difference by offering quality training at a price that we believe is very competitive when you compare with what we actually deliver against our so called competition.

I am more than happy for anyone to come and see us at Brookhouse and see what kind of ethically run business we are. More than that I will personally show you around and answer any questions about myself and my company.

You can PM me on here if you have any other questions about this or want to arrange a visit.

Cheers,
James.

Is it the same company as this one that is in administration?

WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information

Or this one which was setup just before the other one went into administration?

WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information

We've had a few emails about this company if it is one and the same, appears to have had quite a bad trading history if it is James McConnell

You can download all the company accounts £1 each from companies house website.

Personally I would avoid any company that even slightly appears to be a bit of a pheonix.

Whether this company actually is, I guess we'll see in due course.

 

[peterrob]

never ended up going for this course, i got put off by the constant phone calls from them begging me to pay a deposit, I have started working full time for my brother in law and learning as i go, doing 1 night a week at college which has cost me £395 quid for the course fees etc which i think is a better way of going I could have got on it for free but you had to have been on a really low income or on the dole etc for a freebie, brother in law reckons its easier for him to teach me than for him to undo what i have been taught and says when he feels I am up to it we will get the gas quals later, as for these training courses, if you need a quick route and have the money to burn then hell its your money, I would just be careful as there seem to be an awful lot of fly by night places running courses that tell you you can be earning thousands 2 weeks after completion.

 

[themyth3]

never ended up going for this course, i got put off by the constant phone calls from them begging me to pay a deposit, I have started working full time for my brother in law and learning as i go, doing 1 night a week at college which has cost me £395 quid for the course fees etc which i think is a better way of going I could have got on it for free but you had to have been on a really low income or on the dole etc for a freebie, brother in law reckons its easier for him to teach me than for him to undo what i have been taught and says when he feels I am up to it we will get the gas quals later, as for these training courses, if you need a quick route and have the money to burn then hell its your money, I would just be careful as there seem to be an awful lot of fly by night places running courses that tell you you can be earning thousands 2 weeks after completion.

I've done my training there and I know that the one thing they tell all of the people who enquire with them is here's all of the information, if you think we're right for you, we'll train you. I never heard from them again and about 3 months later, I decided to train with them. They said it to me and I know they said it to other people who were on my course. If you got constant calls from a company begging you to pay a deposit, it wasn't from Brookhouse.

 

[Admin]

Okay, I’m getting pretty tired of so called “experts” commenting on ME personally and on our company. I’ve done nothing wrong and have got nothing to hide.
Unlike any other training centre in the UK we do care about our students and what people are saying about us.

So in an attempt to try to put some clarity and FACTS on the subject, against my better judgement I thought I would personally offer these comments.

Yes it’s the same company that we voluntarily put into admin last year. The question people should be asking is WHY!?!?

Did we lay off ANY staff – No
Did we leave ANY students behind – No
Did we leave ANY creditors with debt – No

Of course we could have done all of the above and saved ourselves a ton of money along the way but we are not that kind of people or company.

So why did we voluntarily go in to admin and create a “phoenix” Dan?

How about we had no alternative after taking some bad advice from an account who is now serving 6 years in prison? See these reports:
Married accountant stole £500,000 to splash out on luxury gifts for blonde model mistress and wife | Mail Online
[DLMURL="http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/arrogant_fraudster_to_face_six_years_in_prison_1_4232220"]‘Arrogant’ fraudster to face six years in prison - Main Section - Yorkshire Post[/DLMURL]

We consider ourselves to have had a very lucky to escape from Upton & Co even though we personally lost a considerable amount of money in the process, not to mention the significant amount of money we had to invest in the new company. So you can see sometimes things are not as straight forward as they first appear…Bottom line is we saved the company, 25 peoples careers and countless students training and NO ONE lost any money other than the two directors.

Brookhouse has been training people since around 1999 and we are very proud of our history. The fact the ownership has changed since then does not diminish this fact in any way. We are a small (ish) family run business with a conscience trying to make a difference by offering quality training at a price that we believe is very competitive when you compare with what we actually deliver against our so called competition.

I am more than happy for anyone to come and see us at Brookhouse and see what kind of ethically run business we are. More than that I will personally show you around and answer any questions about myself and my company.

You can PM me on here if you have any other questions about this or want to arrange a visit.

Cheers,
James.

Seems strange to have been forced into taking the decision to go into voluntary administration when you owned nothing to creditors.

 

[BTC]

Seems strange to have been forced into taking the decision to go into voluntary administration when you owned nothing to creditors.

Not strange at all Dan. If you followed the links to the news articles you should be able to read between the lines…

 

[Admin]

So he spent your money that you should have paid to the taxman then? Nice.

I have auditors that monitors my accountants. Fingers crossed that'll prevent this from happening to me.

Did HMRC not let you off given the circumstances then?

 

[BTC]

So he spent your money that you should have paid to the taxman then? Nice.

I have auditors that monitors my accountants. Fingers crossed that'll prevent this from happening to me.

Did HMRC not let you off given the circumstances then?

I'll PM you Dan.

 

[peterrob]

just a quick note with regards to brookhouse it definately was this training centre that rang me and the sales person or who ever it was rang me 4 times in total in the space of 2 weeks asking when i was going to take the course etc and when i would be paying the deposit, in fairness to them I never visited them and never took the course so I can not comment on them individually, so for anyone who has had a good experience from them I am glad you did, but as for it wasnt someone calling from them all I can say is it definately was from brookhouse, I just wish I could remember the guys name that was ringing me, and in fairness he did stop when I told him I wasnt interested.

 

[Barry98]

are we on about Brookhouse is the UK's #1 Gas Training Centre. With a GUARANTEED WORK PLACEMENT! in cleckheaton ? i emailed them regarding my part p . price and dates got an email back with both then a follow up email about a month later informing me there were now 2 places left if am still intrested. was a chap called tim.

he never rang me hounding though just the two emails in all

 

[Barry98]

should i go or shouldnt i that is the question

 

[nipper39]

I took my original acs with brookhouse in 2002 and have been back there several times for reassessment and other courses , they have been superb , the training was good and I have carried out portfolio work on two students each one came to me well trained and ready to get hands on , one of them was through the course in no time and was keen to get on. He is up and running on his own and already loving his new business. The other student took considerably longer due to him not turning up .the rate people get through these courses is often down to them. I would fully recomend brookhouse training as I have carried out training for other providers and found them to be lacking in basic knowlage. To prove a point I will put my money wheremmy mouth is and book on several courses this next month. I have been attending for over ten years and have never lost money or been ripped off , I have two apprentices at the moment and they will both be going through brookhouse , if you visit my web site you can email me and ill send you emails of students you can ask them your self.