Former company director denies pension fraud charges

Former company director, Nicholas Marks, has denied allegations he defrauded his workers’ pensions, pleading not guilty to both charges at Southwark Crown Court yesterday (8 May).

Marks was charged with one count of fraud by abuse of position in respect of employees of Clarity Products Ltd, and a further count in respect of employees of Lunar Automotive Ltd.

The charges were brought under Section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006, in a prosecution brought by The Pensions Regulator.

Marks previously appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the 10 April for the same charges.

A trial has been fixed for Monday 18 May 2026 at Southwark Crown Court.



Share Story:

Recent Stories


Closing the gender pension gap
Laura Blows discusses the gender pension gap with Scottish Widows head of workplace strategic relationships, Jill Henderson, in our latest Pensions Age video interview

Endgames and LDI: Lessons to be learnt
At the PLSA Annual Conference, Laura Blows spoke to State Street Global Advisors EMEA head of LDI, Jeremy Rideau, about DB endgames and LDI in the wake of the gilts crisis of two years ago

Keeping on track
In the latest Pensions Age podcast, Sophie Smith talks to Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) principal, Chris Curry, about the latest pensions dashboards developments, and the work still needed to stay on track
Building investments in a DC world
In the latest Pensions Age podcast, Sophie Smith talks to USS Investment Management’s head of investment product management, Naomi Clark, about the USS’ DC investments and its journey into private markets

Advertisement