This searchable timeline organises dates, source windows, status labels and reference IDs connected to Zara Shepherd, also appearing in Companies House records as Zara Louise Shepherd, and David Shepherd.
Name handling: references to Zara Shepherd and Zara Louise Shepherd are treated on this site as references to the same person where supported by the relevant public source. Companies House sections use the register name where applicable. This evidence hub also concerns David Shepherd.
The timeline is ordered by sortable date and uses reference IDs, source labels, status labels and related-entity tags so it can be cited more easily.
How to read this timeline: exact dates are used where public records or screenshots support them. Broader windows are labelled as “public-profile/source window”, “private evidence window” or “reported private evidence” so the chronology does not overstate certainty.
Public-profile/source material supplied for the evidence trail records Zara Shepherd in a Corporate Sales Manager role at GB TaxFree during this period.
Public-profile/source material supplied for the evidence trail records Zara Shepherd in a Senior Sales Manager role during this period, relevant to the wider payments/VAT/commercial relationship chronology.
WHOIS/domain screenshot evidence records shepherdsolutions.co.uk registration chronology. Used as part of the Shepherd Solutions payment-platform timeline.
Companies House public-record trail for David & Zara Shepherd Ltd begins, forming one of the earliest company records in the current chronology.
WHOIS/domain screenshot evidence records theshepherdcollective.co.uk registration chronology, relevant to the consultancy, sales, marketing and partnership lane.
Domain/source evidence supplied in the evidence pack records SkyBlue Exports chronology, relevant to the luxury/VAT/export-shopping lane.
A public court-results article is included as wider conduct/background context. The public page avoids reproducing residential address information.
Public-profile/source material and HOSPA/Euronet-related material place Zara Shepherd in a senior partnerships/sales context connected to Euronet Merchant Services.
Companies House public record shows DZ Ventures T/A Shepherd Solutions Limited incorporated, with director/officer records relevant to the payment-sector lane.
Public social screenshots reference Zara Shepherd and SkyBlue Exports in a VAT/private-jet/export-shopping context.
Companies House public record shows Raise Your Game Ltd incorporated. This is relevant to the prize-draw/fundraising-platform lane and copied-terms review.
Raise Your Game public prize-draw terms are included for comparison against Play Fund Win materials, including Host Draws, Host Landing Pages, Subscriptions and Free Postal Entry wording.
Known formal report reference recorded as linked to a separate affected-company report. Supporting documents are held privately.
Known formal report reference recorded as linked to a separate affected-company report. Supporting documents are held privately.
Reported private evidence indicates a possible Euronet tribunal/employment/civil matter and possible outstanding claim relating to expenses and/or damages. This requires documentary verification before being treated as established public fact.
The private evidence trail indicates just under 50 potentially exposed organisations across Stamford, Peterborough, Rutland, Huntingdon and surrounding hospitality/local business networks.
The public register was expanded to signpost Report Fraud, police, Crimestoppers, HMRC, FCA, ICO, Companies House and secure evidence-submission routes.
Civil/commercial routes were added, including breach of contract, NDA breach, breach of confidence, trade secrets, copyright, database rights, passing off, restrictive covenants, misrepresentation and UK GDPR concerns.
The single long public notice was restructured into a multi-page evidence hub with search, reference IDs, interlinking, sitemap, structured data, llms.txt and entity-summary.json.
Archive links were added for The Shepherd Collective, Shepherd Solutions and SkyBlue Exports, plus the SKY BLUE EXPORTS LTD Companies House record, so reviewers can locate historic public website content if live sites change or become unavailable.
A new ownership page was added to link PSC pages, officer pages, filing history and the RAISE YOUR GAME LTD 18 September 2025 confirmation statement shareholder details.
A new page was added to link DZ Ventures officer records, David & Zara Shepherd Ltd filing history, the Quba Solutions charge record, the uploaded MR01 PDF and David Shepherd’s Companies House appointment page.
Reported private evidence and public role sources place Zara Shepherd in the Euronet/payment-sector lane while DZ Ventures T/A Shepherd Solutions Limited and Shepherd Solutions are included as connected payment-sector company records. Tribunal, breach-of-contract, expenses-fraud and damages allegations require documentary verification.
Reported private evidence says Zara Shepherd and David Shepherd had contract/NDA obligations connected to Play Fund Win before the September 2024 contract end, followed by Raise Your Game Ltd incorporation in October 2024. This lane is reviewed for alleged client diversion, copied/adapted content, stolen trade secrets, confidential assets and fundraising-platform know-how.
Public-profile/source material records a GB TaxFree employment history and public records connect SkyBlue Exports to the luxury/VAT/export-shopping lane. Reported pattern evidence should be reviewed for possible reuse of clients, processes, data, relationships or know-how where supported by documents, NDAs, screenshots or witness evidence.
An uploaded public X profile screenshot for @ZaraShepherd88 records profile metadata including the name Zara Shepherd, visible post count, bio/location/follower information and joined date. No deletion claim is made from this screenshot.
GB TAXFREE LIMITED, company number 06151965, and the old gbtaxfree.com website archive lead are included in the GB TaxFree / SkyBlue Exports / luxury-VAT pattern-review lane.
An uploaded public X profile screenshot for @davidshepherd76 records profile metadata including the name David Shepherd, Peterborough location, shepherdsolutions.co.uk profile link, visible post count, follower/following details and joined date.
An uploaded LinkedIn screenshot shows a post under David Shepherd’s name titled “How Play Fund Win can boost your fundraising efforts”. The visible post text states “At Play Fund Win, we specialise…” and includes david.shepherd@playfundwin.com and #PlayFundWin. This is included as a source lead showing a visible Play Fund Win association in the fundraising/commercial-revenue context.
Companies House filing history records Raise Your Game Ltd incorporated on 17 October 2024 with statement of capital GBP 100.
Companies House filing history records appointment documents for David Shepherd and Paul Prescott as directors on 1 November 2024, filed on 13 November 2024.
The 18 September 2025 confirmation statement records shareholder details including Robert Smethurst, David Shepherd, Paul Prescott, Nicholas Smith, Robert Savage, Amarjit Singh Grewal, Daniel Stuttard and Jonathan Bull. Identity-caution applies to Robert Savage unless separately verified.
Public news sources report that Robert Smethurst was relieved of Macclesfield FC duties after being arrested on suspicion of controlling/coercive behaviour. This is a public source lead only; arrest on suspicion is not a conviction or court finding.
The conduct page now records carefully recorded categories for reported hospitality/video/witness evidence, reported abusive or discriminatory conduct allegations, a reported Manchester United hospitality context and a reported driving-course / penalty-points concern. Raw private material is not published.
Private reports record Zara Shepherd’s PFW NDA on 9 April 2024 and David Shepherd’s NDA on 18 June 2024, forming the contract/NDA context for later evidence lanes.
Private reports record a Manchester United hospitality event context involving reported unprofessional conduct, alleged verbal aggression or possible racist conduct towards hospitality staff, and a formal complaint to venue hospitality management.
Private reports record a Pipedrive CRM login alert from Spain and a subsequent Microsoft 365 / OneDrive review identifying a file-sync lane involving sensitive commercial material.
Private reports record that Dan Schofield shared screenshots showing David Shepherd attempting to solicit him for Raise Your Game Ltd, described in the private statement as a near-identical replica of Play Fund Win’s prize draw and fundraising model.
Private reports record concerns around Euronet-related documents, Shepherd Solutions, SkyBlue Exports, consultancy invoicing, VAT-number concerns, PII retention and template/contract reuse across ventures.
The Maxonian article is now indexed as a public source lead summarising Robert Smethurst’s Facebook Live broadcast, Macclesfield FC club statement, supporter reaction and transcript-style account.
Uploaded screenshot shows Zara L. Shepherd with Euronet Worldwide marker and a Company Website field; the source notes record eurorefund.com as the linked website.
The site now records eurorefund.com, Tax Free Worldwide, Premier Tax Free, Planet Payment, Planet and GB TaxFree as a tax-free/VAT refund source trail for context only.
Uploaded public LinkedIn screenshot shows David Shepherd with a visible Raise Your Game Limited organisation marker and City of Peterborough location metadata.
Peterborough Telegraph court-results item reports David Shepherd’s guilty plea to failing to provide a specimen of breath, with a fine, victim surcharge, costs and 12-month driving disqualification reducible by three months if a course was completed by the stated date.