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Dragons' Den winner and British world sprinting champion pocketed Covid loans to buy £1.3million mansion - Manchester Evening News

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Rick Beardsell has been sentenced after using Covid loans to help buy a £1.3 million home in a sought-after Cheshire village

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Dragons' Den winner and British world sprinting champion pocketed Covid loans to buy £1.3million mansion - Manchester Evening News

Rick Beardsell has been sentenced after using Covid loans to help buy a £1.3 million home in a sought-after Cheshire village

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Athlete sentenced after using Covid loans to help buy house

A British world champion sprinter who appeared on Dragons’ Den has been given a suspended prison sentenced after using Covid loans to help fund a £1.3m house purchase. Rick Beardsell, who competed on the senior Masters circuit, obtained two maximum-value £50,000 Bounce Back Loans for his sportswear manufacturing business Sports Creative Limited in 2020 and 2021. But instead he spent the money on purchasing a five-bedroom house in Cheshire and Sp…

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Manchester Evening News broke the news in Manchester, United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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