Spoiling The Egyptians

How the UK Government is at risk of losing £100 million plus to a family that have made hundreds of millions during the pandemic.
15th July 2024

The Wealth of the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren

Over the last 4 years we have been compiling an estimate to how much wealth is contained within the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren ecosystem. We share our findings!
28th May 2024

Secretive Religious Group in Planning Application Surge

The Exclusive Plymouth Brethren embark on a major UK construction spree after winning over £2.6 billion of government Covid Contracts.
20th May 2024

Government Testing Director Moves to Testing Company

Senior UK Covid testing director becomes the CEO of a company that was registered at the same address as two companies that were awarded £1.1 billion in testing contracts.
12th May 2024

The 'Aberdeen Incident',  the Most Famous Split of the Brethren

Aberdeen was the location for the largest split in the history of the Exclusive Plymouth Brethren. In 1970 the misdemeanours of former leader J Taylor Jr led to the fellowship of the brethren dramatically splitting. We look at what is now a small community of the Bruce Hales exclusive brethren in the Granite City.
14th April 2024

Shining a Light on a Secretive Plymouth Brethren Community 

We shine a light on how the secretive Plymouth Brethren operate a community. Peterhead in the North East of Scotland is the most northerly brethren community in the UK. A small community but one with three very successful companies and a community with strong ties to the Hales leading UK acolytes. 
2nd April 2024

Plymouth Brethren UBT Office Raided by the Australian Tax Office

UBT the operation at the centre of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is raided by Australian Tax Office in a raid without warning.
22nd March 2024

The Plymouth Brethren - a History of Lobbying Governments & Influencing Elections

How the tiny secretive cult known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have been lobbying politicians and attempting to influence elections in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden & Canada.
30th December 2023

Praise the Lords! Politically Connected Thriva

Tech Healthcare company Thriva were awarded contracts worth £64 million via the VIP route. Thriva have connections to members in both the Lords & the House of Commons.
13th December 2023

2San Recruits Test & Trace Team

We reveal how a high ranking team from Test & Trace followed executive board member Mark Hewlett to brethren company 2San. The same 2San with very close ties to major Lateral flow test contract winner Medco Solutions.
8th December 2023

Visage, the Tories, Lords & Think Tanks

Uber rich Hong Kong based Fung family awarded a multi-million Covid PPE contract, a family well connected within political circles, with links to Boris Johnson & Rishi Sunak.
19th November 2023

Cult Leader's £3 billion+ Covid Contracts

The family of Plymouth Brethren Cult Leader Bruce Hales are connected to Covid contract awards worth more than £3 Biliion globally. Contracts in the UK, USA, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Netherlands & Denmark.
12th November 2023

Ciga Healthcare, Tory Donors, Brexit & Think Tanks

Early in the pandemic when cronies appeared to be at the front of the queue for Covid contracts, a company with a director who appeared in a famous Boris Johnson Brexit video, was amongst the early winners.
28th October 2023

Origin Win & lose on Moonshot Contract

How a packaging company were awarded a £115 million Covid contract and how the Government then pulled the plug. A story that was repeated elsewhere with the much heralded 'Operation Moonshot'.
28th October 2023

David Meller, Michael Gove & Mystery Payments

The unusual discovery that one company with links to Michael Gove & the Conservative party, were paid prior to the contract award. Not an upfront payment on the award of the contract, a payment before the contract was even awarded.
28th October 2023

First PPE Awards & the Tory Ties

March 2020 saw the Covid pandemic spread across the globe. The UK Conservative government was in a state of panic and we found that many of the first ports of call for PPE were to friends & cronies.
28th October 2023

Medco Solutions Covid Profits & Unispace Links

Medco Solutions was one of the top 10 biggest contract winners during Covid. We investigate their connection to another top 10 winner and look at the profits made from these contracts.
10th October 2023

Misogyny No Females Trustees for Brethren Charities

The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church have circa 200 charities in the UK, the majority are linked to 'Gospel Trusts' for their meeting rooms. There is not one female trustee!
15th April 2023

Inivos the Controversy, Court & Connections

If Carlsberg did mysterious contracts awards, then this £107 million contract would "Probably be the most mysterious award in the world". A truly incredible story of mystery and intrigue.
14th April 2023

The Plymouth Brethren Rich List 

​The Exclusive Brethren Rich List. A look at 8 of the wealthiest UK companies owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. This information was compiled between October 2022 & March 2023.
10th March 2023

All the Plymouth Brethren Covid Contracts

We review the 100 companies owned by members of the Plymouth Brethren, who were at the forefront of profit making during the Pandemic. 
1st December 2022

UBT the Brethren Fundraiser Sold to Brethren Company

Originally the trading arm of the brethren charity The Grace Trust. UBT (Universal Business Team), the central hub of all things Plymouth Brethren has been sold to a private company ran by Plymouth Brethren members. 
30th September 2022

One Stop Shop for Trading & Praying

Carnforth, Lancashire, is home to a gated business park with 21 registered companies and a large meeting room. This is the 21st century commercial operation of the Bruce Hales led, Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
22nd August 2022

A 'fag packet' review of brethren finances

A prequel to a much more in depth article on the finances surrounding the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church & their UK members, we wanted to share some top line "fag packet" numbers in the UK
31st May 2022

Plymouth Brethren Global Contract Win

A story from Press Progress in Canada by the amazing Emily Leedham. Doug Ford's Ontario government awarded yet another brethren company a large PPE contract.
18th May 2022

Albacore Gospel Hall Trust, the Charity Links to £2 billion in Covid Contracts

Investigation finds almost £2 billion of the Covid contracts that can be linked to the trustees of the Albacore Gospel Hall Trust.
30th January 2022

The Mystery Unispace/Sante £950 million VIP Referral

Mystery surrounds the government VIP nominator for one of the Top Ten Covid Contract winners, Unispace latterly to be known as Sante Global.
2nd January 2022

Brethren go Big on LFT's

During the pandemic, across the globe there was a requirement for Covid tests, known as Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) or Lateral Flow Tests (LFT). One of the biggest supply winners were members of the Plymouth Brethren.
29th October 2021

Michelle Donelan & the Toffeln Family Connection

One UK Minister and her family ties to Covid PPE contract winner.
29th October 2021

Charity, The Grace Trust reaps Covid PPE Rewards

An interesting footnote to the Plymouth Brethren PPE contracts, as UBT parent charity the Grace Trust sells its PPE supply operation to brethren owned CoShield Global Ltd early in the pandemic. Suggesting UBT was a central part in the PPE contracts.
29th October 2021

 Global Brethren Family Companies

A look at how brethren family business operate in different countries, starting at the top with the family of cult leader Bruce Hales in Australia and their links to leading UK brethren family the Hazell's.
30th June 2021

Redevelopment Plans for Brethren Meeting Room

Plymouth Brethren seek planning permission to convert Harrow meeting room on prime development land into a new housing scheme. 
22nd February 2021

Unispace go Big in America

UK PPE contract winners Unispace also win PPE contracts in the USA. The company owned at the time by family of Plymouth Brethren Cult leader Bruce Hales, awarded PPE contracts in three different states.
4th February 2021

Covid Contracts Winners Claim Furlough Payments

The UK government published details in early 2021 of companies across the UK that received furlough payments.  The list showed a number of brethren Covid contract winners who also claimed payment from the government for furlough.
4th February 2021

Charitably Funding the Brethren Education

An overview of how the main UK Plymouth Brethren charity, The Grace Trust spends the income accumulated, with the main beneficiary being the brethren OneSchool Global.
30th January 2021

Bed Supplier to Covid Testing Laboratory

The story of how a NHS bed supplier became part of the Covid Testing regime in the UK. Utilising their political connections to be awarded a testing contract via the VIP route.
24th December 2020