Former rugby player Darren Clayton (pictured with Kirsty Gallacher) left scores of creditors out of pocket when his company went into voluntary liquidation four years ago.
Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] presenter Kirsty Gallacher ’s new boyfriend ran a sports events business that went bust leaving a trail of debts of hundreds of thousands of pounds, MailOnline can reveal.
Police Scotland suffered losses of more than £104,000 while ambulance and fire services went unpaid along with companies and contractors who took part in the event.Speaking about their relationship, Kirsty told how Clayton was ‘quite immersed in’ his sports company As well as the collapse of his company, Clayton suffered personal turmoil after he split with partner Candice, 41, the mother of their seven-year-old daughter Alexa.
The Smooth Radio host - who split with former rugby player husband Paul Sampson in 2015 - said of the relationship: ‘We're very happy. We both had similar stories - we are single parents and love playing golf. Clayton’s firm delivered a range of sporting events across the UK and Europe, but disaster struck after the firm launched the Women’s Tour of Scotland, pictured
The race attracted a field of top international riders and despite the first stage being cancelled because of flooding was seen as a success from a sporting perspective.Anthony McCrossan, owner of VoxWomen which provided television highlights packages of the race said he was paid some of his fee up front but lost £26,000.‘Since then it’s been promise, promise, promise and nothing ever happens.
Another source likened the financial chaos following the event to ‘rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic’.Police Scotland suffered losses of more than £104,000 while ambulance and fire services went unpaid along with companies and contractors who took part in the event
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