HMRC names and shames tax defaulters exceeding £25,000 with Hampshire names on the list

The list was released today (March 26) with the people and businesses named failing to make a full disclosure when HMRC began its investigation.

Among the names in a railway engineer, Harrison Lee Ward, who resided at Oyster Quay in Emsworth at the time of the offence. Between April 6, 2021 and April 5 2024, he failed to pay £36,735.25 and was subsequently given a penalty charge of £22,500.33. No other context is provided regarding the list.

Kevin Hubbard, HMRC's Director of Individuals and Small Business Compliance, said: “We are actively tackling tax non-compliance among high street businesses across the UK, and today's namings show we will act wherever we find it.

"Everyone on this list had the opportunity to come forward to make a full disclosure – and didn't. HMRC will always pursue those who deliberately refuse to pay what they owe.”

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Other people on the list from Hampshire include Adam Lee Donald Hood from High Mount, Hayden Lane in Warnford. Working in waste metal recycling he defaulted on £34,676.71 in tax between 6 April 2021 and 5 April 2023 and received a penalty of £23,060.

Lee Grant West, a bricklayer of Finlay Close in Southampton defaulted owed tax of £127,832.02 between April 6, 2021 and April 5, 2024 resulting in a penalty of £67,111.80.

The penalties are civil and the list does not include criminal convictions for tax fraud.

The full list of offenders can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publishing-details-of-deliberate-tax-defaulters-pddd/current-list-of-deliberate-tax-defaulters#details-first-published-26-march-2026

The addresses provided in the list is where the people resided at the time of the tax defaulting and may not be where they live now.