Disciplinary outcome: Vellupillai Uthayakumar

Order by consent

In the matter of

Mr Vellupillai Uthayakumar MAAT

Business name

Kavin Accountancy Ltd and Kumar & Co

Membership number

212796

Date

03 March 2025

Misconduct

  1. He failed to ensure his firm Kavin Accountancy Limited had appropriate Anti-Money Laundering supervision in place.
  2. He did not have sufficient Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) and did not have an entity insured, in accordance with AAT’s Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy.

Finding

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

Order

The Investigation Team orders that Vellupillai Uthayakumar be:

  1. Fined £3,000.00
  2. Severely Reprimanded for three 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.