THE SIX BUSINESS FLOP CANDIDATES

SIX of the 16 wannabes in this year’s Apprentice have already tasted failure, we can reveal.

Birmingham engineer Shahin Hassan, 36, was behind three companies which folded recently.

His machine rentals firm shut in June with a £27,582 loss. Bay Laundry made just £1,233 in its first year. Diamond Parul Nivas, which he owns 25 per cent of, made £4,346 but owes creditors £465,491. Events manager Riyonn Farsad, 31, saw three firms shut – movie maker Swappsies, a games firm Riyonn and Middle Eastern Kitchen, which the Londoner has relaunched. Women’s wear consultant RyanMark Parsons, 19, from South East London set up Luxury Consultancy Limited in December 2018, but it closed six months later. Paralympian Souleyman Bah, 20, from South West London, ran Shield Fitness Limited for 18 months. It was dissolved after a compulsory strike off last February. Scarlett AllenHorton, 32, quit as a director of West Midlands recruiter Clement Pierce Ltd 15 months before it shut. Her own firm Harper Fox Partners had just £1,700 this year. Pillow salesman Thomas Skinner, 28 – a former Essex paperboy who says he’s “streetwise” – had one firm, Essex Furniture. Companies House says it shut in 2015. He said: “I’m always having a go at new businesses and trying different ideas.

“And you’ve got to take the rough with the smooth. Not every company can be a success.”