Two men charged over UK funeral firm collapse that left 46,000 ‘out of pocket’

Richard Wells and Neil Debenham charged with conspiracy to defraud over collapse of Safe Hands pre-paid scheme

Two men have been charged after a fraud investigation at a pre-paid funeral firm that left tens of thousands of people “out of pocket” when it collapsed.

About 46,000 customers lost the money they had saved up to pay for their funeral when Safe Hands went bust in 2022.