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Sunday World
20-07-2025
- Business
- Sunday World
Father of alleged gang boss earns thousands housing Ukrainian refugees
Coining it in: Firm that helps asylum seekers made profit of €246k and owns property valued at €420K THE father of alleged gangland figure Jonathan Gill set up a firm that has been paid hundreds of thousands of euro to house Ukranian refugees. John Gill sr later transferred his shares in Astervale Ltd to another director, but he still remains a director as well. Gill senior's Dublin address is listed on company records and is the same one that has been used by his son in various court appearances. It is also the same address given in evidence by the Criminal Assets Bureau which named Jonathan Gill as a member of an organised crime gang along with veteran gangster Paschal Kelly. According to figures published by the government Astervale was paid €414,505 from 2022 until April 2024. Documents filed with the Company Records Office show it made a profit of €246,000 in 2023 and the company owns a property worth €420,000. On the government's e-tender website the company's address in relation to a €134,505 contract was given as 'Astervale self-catering apartments' in Wicklow. Jonathan Gill claims to be a legitimate businessman Gill sr and Ian Bonny were first registered as directors in August 2022 with Gill initially owning 95 per cent of the shares. He then transferred his shares to Mr Bonny in October 2022 who has since been the 100 per cent shareholder in the company. When contacted by the Sunday World this week Mr Bonny said: 'I don't really have much interest in talking to you, sorry.' In May last year the company applied for planning permission to change the use of private house at Kildalkey, Co Meath to a guesthouse. There were several submissions from local people who objected to the proposed development in the rural area. The application as later withdrawn according to the online planning file. How the Sunday World broke IPAS boss's link to gang Last week the Sunday World revealed how another firm which has been awarded emergency accommodation contracts has links to the Drogheda gang feud. Ben O'Brien resigned in May as a director of Secure Accommodation, which has been paid €10.2 million since it was set up in September 2022. O'Brien (31) was among several people named in evidence in the 2022 Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) case against gang bosses Owen and Brendan Maguire. In April 2019, O'Brien was outside his father Derek Kavanagh's home in Hardman Gardens, Drogheda with three others when a gunman opened fire. The shooting is detailed in an affidavit lodged by Cab as part of their case against the Maguire brothers. Jonathan Gill also featured in Cab evidence in a case brought against Paschal Kelly in which it was alleged they controlled a crime gang involved in major cocaine deals, bank robberies and burglaries. Kelly is one of the county's most infamous criminals and is currently serving an 18-year sentence for a €92,000 post office robbery and 'tiger' kidnapping. Unlike Kelly, Gill has no serious criminal convictions and openly runs a mediation service where he offers to sort out disputes for a fee outside of the courts system. Jonathan Gill Gill previously told the Sunday World his company was 'very efficient' at solving disputes and has been hired by couples who are separating but want to avoid going to court. When asked what he would say to people who claim he is involved in organised crime, he answered: 'I'd say, prove it.' However, as part of the original evidence highlighting Kelly's gangland background during the '90s and 2000s, Cab described Gill as 'a close criminal associate' of the caged criminal. A massive €1.3 million haul of cocaine seized at an apartment in Donabate 20 years ago was linked to their organised crime gang, according to the Bureau. 'It is believed the drugs captured belonged to the criminal gang over which Pascal Kelly and Jonathan Gill exert substantial control.' CAB court evidence suggested that Jonathan Gill and Paschal Kelly (pictured) controlled a crime gang It was also claimed the apartment in question was being used to cut up, mix and compress cocaine and officers from Coolock found 19 kilos of the drug. Both men were later prosecuted for separate tiger kidnap robberies for which Kelly was jailed and Gill had charges against him dropped over a 2011 robbery. During one bail hearing before his trial, it was alleged by gardaí that Gill was one of 'top criminals in the country.' had been accused of kidnapping a postal worker, his partner and their 10-week-old daughter before robbing €660,000 from the man's work. He denied the charges. He was also a target for the Criminal Assets Bureau himself and a judgement for €559,000 was registered against him in 2016. In 2023 Gill had teamed up with veteran gangster Martin Foley in an apparent debt collection enterprise.
Mid East Info
19-05-2025
- Business
- Mid East Info
Signum Aviation achieves a King's Award for Enterprise - Middle East Business News and Information
Signum Aviation, the UK-based flight planning and operational support specialist for the private aviation industry has been honoured with a King's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category, announced 6 May, 2025. These Awards are the most prestigious award a UK company can receive. His Majesty The King approves the winners, which recognises companies of all sizes. Signum has also been active in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located at the General Aviation private terminal since January this year, identifying the Kingdom as a ripe and expanding market. Awais Babar leads Signum Aviation in the Middle East as Regional Vice President. He has led a number of projects in the region and is now based in Riyadh. 'We are honoured to have been chosen for this special award,' said Jonathan Gill, managing director and founder, Signum Aviation. 'It is a terrific achievement and underscores our commitment to our valued clients across the globe. I would like to thank our dedicated and proactive team who continue to work tirelessly and with the upmost professionalism every day to make our business successful.' Founded by Jonathan in 2007, the business has grown substantially from a small office in Chester in the UK and just one client, to a global business supporting over 300 aircraft tails around the world each year. Aircraft types supported range in size from the Pilatus PC-12 through to the Boeing 777. Its facility at Manchester's City Airport, UK and Riyadh is complemented by locations in Denver, USA and Subang, Malaysia. Signum Aviation has become a benchmark company in the business aviation industry, providing flight planning and operations support to an international client base spanning the Middle East, North America, Europe, Africa and China. Its clients include Heads of State, government aircraft and many high-net-worth individuals across the globe. The company specialises in providing a personalised service offering tailored and flexible support to its customers on a 24/7 basis. Its service portfolio consists of providing flight planning, handling setup, overflight and landing permits, weather briefings and runway analysis, as well as airfield performance, flight watch services and third-party charters. The Award programme, now in its 59th year, is the most prestigious business award in the UK. The King's Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen's Awards for Enterprise, were renamed in 2023 to reflect His Majesty The King's desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II's by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The awards celebrate the success of exciting and innovative businesses which are leading the way with pioneering products or services, delivering impressive social mobility programmes, or showing their commitment to excellent sustainable development practices.
