Covid and Brexit blamed as company goes under

K9 MOBILE SECURITY LEAVES DEBTS OF ALMOST £250K

- WILLIAM TELFORD

A PLYMOUTH security company has gone bust with unpaid debts of nearly £250,000 after seeing its clients hit by Covid and Brexit. K9 Mobile Security was set up in 2009 and traded successfully for years until key customers started going out of business as the economy worsened.

The Plympton-based enterprise saw its income tumble as companies, suffering from the impact of the pandemic and the UK leaving the EU, cancelled contracts. It was also faced with a huge tax bill which, despite attempts to restructure, turned out to be the final nail.

Business owner Jon Bennett made a valiant attempt to keep the business trading but eventually had to sell up what assets it had and call in liquidators. The company was wound up voluntarily in August.