Disciplinary outcome: David Bentley

Order by consent

In the matter of

Mr David Bentley MAAT

Business name

Bentley Accountancy Limited

Membership number

111498

Date

16 November 2025

Misconduct

  1. He provided self-employed accountancy or bookkeeping service to the public whilst not licensed or approved to provide such services whilst subject to an exemption.
  2. he provided self-employed accountancy or bookkeeping services to the public without being registered with a supervisory authority within the meaning of The Money Laundering Regulations.

Finding

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

Order

  1. Expelled for a period of three year
  2. Fined £5,000

Consent

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