Overview
- A Bristol Crown Court jury convicted Killick on 37 of 46 fraud-by-false-representation counts covering 2019 to 2021.
- Prosecutors said victims paid about £1.47 million in total, with roughly £1.27 million of contracted work left undone.
- Evidence showed urgent upfront deposits were recycled between jobs while funds were spent on hotels, travel, gambling and a £25,000 Rolex.
- Trading as TD Cole Ltd after a 2019 name change to Marc Cole, he concealed earlier fraud convictions and a prior bankruptcy from customers.
- He was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on December 22, 2025, after TD Cole was liquidated in November 2021 and a Trading Standards probe led to his arrest.