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SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/register-of-disqualifications/A\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022Hyperlink SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003ERegister of disqualifications\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003EIf they appear on one or more of these registers, they\u2019re \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Enot able\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW80754914 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C/strong\u003Eto be a 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