Disciplinary outcome: Asif Ahmed

Order by consent

In the matter of

Mr Asif Ahmed MAAT

Business name

Belgraves Accountants Ltd

Membership number

20298573

Date

16 October 2025

Misconduct

  1. He failed to have in place any or any adequate Anti-Money Laundering policies, procedures, and controls.
  2. He failed to carry out adequate ongoing monitoring in respect of one or more clients.
  3. He failed to carry out any or any adequate regular review of his Anti-Money Laundering policies, procedures, and controls.
  4. He failed to maintain an adequate minimum level of professional indemnity insurance coverage, in contravention of paragraph 5 of AAT’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy.

Finding

By reason of the conduct set out in the Allegations above, Asif Ahmed is guilty of misconduct pursuant to Article 21 of AAT’s Articles of Association.

Order

  1. Fined £3,000.00
  2. Severely reprimanded for a period of two years.

Consent

The decision of the Investigations Team shall stand as an Order of the Association pursuant to Regulations 5.2 and 5.3 of the Disciplinary Regulations.