The flybuddy blues
Flybuddy, your description of Pawl Shanley's behaviour struck a strong chord. You can say the same thing to him a hundred times, and it comes as a surprise to him every time. My first post was all about saving your sanity, and I stand by that. If you think you can uncover anything illegal (which seems quite likely, from what I've read here), then go for it and hand it to the police and HMRC. But as for getting money or sense out of Pawl Shanley, forget it.
Just a minor point — did Pawl say he was the sole director of BCT, or did he say that he owned BCT? If the company had transmogrified from a Ltd. Co. into a sole trader, then that changes things substantially.