that happened when silken s responsible partner was, you guessed it, luther denis. when you look at the official documents stored here at companies house in cardiff, it looks like luther denis must be some sort of shipping magnate or serial entrepreneur. and he signs documents which give away the ultimate control to the real owners. that leaves a gaping loophole where companies house won t tell us who really owns these companies. to me, it s a shock that the government hasn t used the opportunity of the economic crime bill to close down every loophole of which it is aware. and it certainly is aware of this one and, frankly, really can t even be called a loophole. i mean, it s so wide you can drive an oil tanker through it. the government has the chance to close it down with this legislation. it s choosing not to. we asked luther denis to comment, but he declined to say anything publicly. alpha consulting told us. alpha consulting s involvement in uk based limited partnerships