Rare metal assets, 4,000 workers, a Canary Wharf HQ… but does this billion-pound firm really exist?

A bizarre mining business's fake audit reveals the potential for fraudsters at Companies House

At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about Gofer Mining plc. It appears to be just another multibillion-pound corporate giant, with London headquarters in Canary Wharf and interests stretching from Tibet to Ukraine.

Its lengthy financial accounts are full of prosaic details about mineral weights, rare metal assets and exploration plans.