David Topping comes from Preston in the UK is 70+ years old and stepfather to Larissa Kimberlly the well known TikToker.
His criminal career has spanned several years and partly includes defrauding an ex-wife and running at least one company down due to embezzlement.
All in all not one of the good guys.
The ex-wife(s)
Read more about how this gentleman treats one of his ex-wives.
Source [1]
David Topping, formerly a leading figure at Preston-based Cresta Furniture Ltd and now living in Southern Spain, was accused by Lord Justice Tuckey of “deliberately attempting, by all means, to avoid his obligations”.
London’s Civil Appeal Court heard that Mr Topping’s ex-wife, Kathryn had suffered serious health and financial problems due to her on-going dispute with her former husband.
The court heard that in January 2006 Mr Topping agreed to pay his ex-wife a lump sum of £400,000, but hadn’t done so. In June this year a Manchester County Court judge ordered Mr Topping’s committal to prison for 42 days, unless he paid up within 21 days.
Mr Topping claimed that he did not have the means to pay his ex-wife, but the judge said the home he shares with his new wife in Marbella, had been valued at 1.5 million Euros (around one million pounds) and ruled that he had the ability to pay “substantially more than £400,000”.
Mr Topping lodged an appeal against that decision, but did not appear at the Appeal Court.
The businessman had written to the court, saying that he was suffering from a potentially life-threatening “leaky” heart valve and and that he had undergone an investigatory operation in Blackpool last week.
However, refusing to adjourn the hearing and dismissing Mr Topping’s appeal, the judge said his legal complaints were “wholly without merit” and the time had come for his dispute with his ex-wife to be “finally resolved”.
An order will have to be served on Mr Topping in Spain who would then have 21 days to pay his ex-wife or the jail term will come into effect.
The trick with the leaky heart valve was reused when David Topping failed to show up in court in Marbella. He fled Spain instead as a simple coward with his wife.
We have talked to David Toppings (until now) last ex-wife and she tells a similar story about scams and deceit.
David Topping and Cresta Furniture
Not only did David Topping treat his ex-wife with disgust. He also bankrupted a company due to fraud.
Read More here [2]
David Topping has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years for failing to keep adequate accounting records for Cresta Furniture, following a hearing at Preston County Court on 7 February 2013.
Topping, now living in Spain, resigned as a director of Cresta Furniture, based in Preston, on 30 June 2008, transferring the entire shareholding to his Cyprus registered company. Following this transfer, a Paul Vella of Malta was appointed director.
The investigation found detailed evidence that despite having resigned, David Topping continued to be in control of Cresta acting through others, exercising control by email and by phone.
Vella had no involvement in the running of the company and had allowed his name to be used for a fee. He signed a disqualification undertaking for two and a half years on 24 October 2011 in relation to his involvement in the company.
Cresta went into administration on 18 February 2010 owing £1,145,277 to creditors and leaving a large number of customers missing the furniture they had ordered.
A key finding of the investigation was that Topping failed to ensure that Cresta kept adequate accounting records as required by law. When the administrators searched the company premises following their appointment, they were unable to locate the company stock or the computer server.
When the computer server was finally delivered up to the administrators they found that it only contained records as far as 2005. As a result the administrators were unable to:
contact all creditors notably regarding customer deposits. Only £56,344 of the outstanding £266,666 of customer deposits for furniture were able to be identified and verified.
verify the amounts Topping and a former director owed to the company in the directors’ loan account, which was overdrawn by £233,817 as at 30 June 2008.
verify its acquisition of stock, sales and the disposal of stock between 01 July 2008 and the date of administration. As at 30 June 2008 Cresta’s stock was £359,294.
Claire Entwistle, director of company investigations North at the Insolvency Service, said: “Directors cannot expect to hide behind others in order to disguise their role in running a company. Actions such as these are serious misconduct and customers have lost significant amounts of money.
“The period of disqualification given to Topping is evidence of the how seriously such matters are regarded and the Insolvency Service will investigate all such activities and take action against the perpetrators.”
David Topping’s date of birth is 5 October 1952 and Paul Vella’s date of birth is 25 December 1947. Cresta Furniture was incorporated on 17 April 1978 and David Topping was appointed a director on 14 August 19
More about David Topping and Cresta Furniture [3]:
A Spain-based businessman, David Topping, has been disqualified from acting as a director for eight years for failing to keep adequate accounting records for Cresta Furniture Limited, following a hearing at Preston County Court on 7 February 2013.
David Topping, had resigned as a director of Cresta Furniture Limited (Cresta) based in Preston, Lancashire, on 30 June 2008, transferring the entire shareholding to his Cyprus registered company. Following this transfer, a Paul Vella of Malta was appointed director.
The investigation found detailed evidence that despite having resigned, David Topping continued to be in control of Cresta acting through others, exercising control by email and by phone.
Mr Vella had no involvement in the running of the company and had allowed his name to be used for a fee. He signed a disqualification undertaking for two and a half years on 24 October 2011 in relation to his involvement in the company.
Cresta went into administration on 18 Feb 2010 owing £1,145,277 to creditors and leaving a large number of customers missing the furniture they had ordered.
A key finding of the investigation was that Mr Topping failed to ensure that Cresta kept adequate accounting records as required by law. When the administrators searched the company premises following their appointment, they were unable to locate the company stock or the computer server.
When the computer server was finally delivered up to the administrators they found that it only contained records as far as 2005. As a result the administrators were unable to:
contact all creditors notably regarding customer deposits. Only £56,344 of the outstanding £266,666 of customer deposits for furniture were able to be identified and verified.
verify the amounts Mr Topping and a former director owed to the company in the Directors’ Loan Account, which was overdrawn by £233,817 as at 30 June 2008.
verify its acquisition of stock, sales and the disposal of stock between 01 July 2008 and the date of administration. As at 30 June 2008 Cresta’s stock was £359,294.
Commenting on the case, Claire Entwistle Director of Company Investigations North said:“ Directors cannot expect to hide behind others in order to disguise their role in running a company. Actions such as these are serious misconduct and customers have lost significant amounts of money .
“The period of disqualification given to Mr Topping is evidence of the how seriously such matters are regarded and The Insolvency Service will investigate all such activities and take action against the perpetrators.”
Notes to Editors
- David Topping’s date of birth is 5 October 1952 and Paul Vella’s date of birth was 25 December 1947.
- Cresta Furniture Limited was incorporated on 17 April 1978 and David Topping was appointed a Director on 14 August 1991.
- Disqualification undertakings have the same effect as disqualification orders made by a court, and are therefore legally binding. Without obtaining permission from a court, a disqualified person may not:
act as a director of a company;
take part, directly or indirectly, in the promotion, formation or management of a company;
be a liquidator or administrator of a company;
be a receiver or manager of a company’s property.
- Further information on director disqualifications and restrictions can be found on The Insolvency Service’s website, here.
- The Insolvency Service administers the insolvency regime investigating all compulsory liquidations and individual insolvencies (bankruptcies) through the Official Receiver to establish why they became insolvent. The Service also authorises and regulates the insolvency profession; deals with disqualification of directors in corporate failures; assesses and pays statutory entitlement to redundancy payments when an employer cannot or will not pay employees; provides banking and investment services for bankruptcy and liquidation estate funds; and advises ministers and other government departments on insolvency law and practice. Further information about the work of The Insolvency Service is available from www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency.
- Further details can be obtained from Kathryn Montague, Media Relations Manager, The Insolvency Service on 020 7674 6910 or Ade Daramy, Press Officer on 020 7596 6187, Floor 4, 4 Abbey Orchard Street, London, SW1P 2HT or Sarah Weaver, Press Officer on 020 7637 6422.
The Marbella scams
David Topping has continued his criminal career in Marbella. He is the originator of up to several scams, primarily around real estate.
He has cheated and deceived several people in Marbella and left them with big losses. Primarily using peoples services and promise to repay when his property is sold. He did not repay anything and left as a coward.
An arrest warrant has been issued for him and his wife Miria Boisard (Larissa Kimberllys mother) so that they can no longer operate in Spain. They have sought refuge in Brazil. Probably in the town of Anicuns.
Remember this next time you see one of Larissa Kimberlly‘s foolish videos or read her book.
Conclusion
It is quite clear that David Topping has had high expectations for the life he should live but has not had the skills to carry it out in an honest way. He has cheated and deceived a lot of people with great losses for them as a result.
Help us find this slobber and his fraudulent family. This is the stepfather of Larissa Kimberlly and the family has funded her lifestyle with stolen money.
Remember this the next time you watch one of Larissa Kimberlly’s silly videos or read her book.
Sources:
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https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/cresta-boss-disqualified/
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https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/0/C7CE4CF2A6DD343B80257B1D00488B36?OpenDocument