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passed legislation to make employee share schemes tax-free. The trustees argued that the shares should not be taxed, as the scheme should be in the tax-free category if Ingram Hill had not appropriated the shares. The trustees further argued that the scheme could be retrospectively added to the list of tax-free schemes.
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In 1986, Patrick Gee, the managing director of the company, set up an employee benefit scheme to give ordinary workers shares in the company. After Gee's early death, Timothy Ingram Hill took over as
Roadchef's managing director, having helped lead a management buyout of the company in 1983. With his
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919:"ROADCHEF MOTORWAYS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK"
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1612:Watford Gap
1556:Northampton
1428:Severn View
1378:Hilton Park
1358:Ferrybridge
992:21 February
931:3 September
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722:Watford Gap
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1865:Categories
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1662:Burtonwood
1632:Folkestone
1581:Sedgemoor
1486:Winchester
1466:Toddington
1433:Southwaite
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1283:Cullompton
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294:Facilities
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1597:Strensham
1589:Stafford
1546:Maidstone
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