Posted in News Sprint champion who won £75,000 on Dragons’ Den illegally pocketed Covid bounceback loans to buy himself a £1.8m mansion July 23, 2025 Rick Beardsell, 46, was only entitled to one Covid Bounce Back loan of a maximum £50,000 but he fraudulently applied for two despite him receiving a £75,000 investment from the TV Dragons. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14931849/Sprint-champion-Dragons-Den-Covid-bounceback-loans-mansion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490