Daniel Ross Patchett from Kingsthorpe in Lincolnshire pleaded guilty at Lincoln Crown Court of acting in the management of a company while an undischarged bankrupt.

He has been given 200 hours of community service on top of an 18-month suspended sentence for breaches of Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and Insolvency Act 1986.

Daniel Patchett had resigned as a director of his business, DRP Distribution Ltd in February 2018, following his bankruptcy, at which point his wife became sole director.