Matthew Boyden

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Matthew John Boyden faced 5 charges of professional misconduct for failing to co-operate with the BSB, failing to provide information promptly, and failing to pay financial penalties (£12,479.04 in fines and costs imposed in January 2016). The hearing proceeded in his absence as he had not responded to correspondence. All 5 charges were found proven to the criminal standard. The Panel imposed a prohibition from applying for a practising certificate and awarded costs of £1,770 to the BSB. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Prompt accounting and return of money
• Cooperate openly with regulators