Colby Lane, Veriforce CEO
Today is 15 February 2026. On 16 May 2025, an article draft was sent to Everest Miles Contractors, SMAS (parent company Citation Group), CHAS (now part of Veriforce), Citation Group and Veriforce itself. It contained serious allegations and direct questions. It also contained this line:
“Everest Miles Contractors are a clear example of how some companies in the property sector operate: contractors are used not just to build — but to attack and maim residents who speak up about corruption.”
The email explained that this was not being framed as a rogue incident but as part of a wider pattern:
“It’s part of a closed loop:
– the contractors do the dirty work
– the managing agent covers it up
– the insurers keep insuring
– and the accreditors keep accrediting.”
Everest Miles Contractors continued to display SMAS and CHAS accreditation. Their website stated:
“We have a strict health and safety policy in place and are insured for both public liability (up to £10,000,000.00) and employers liability (up to £10,000,000.00). We also have a contractor all risk policy. These can be provided on request.”
The response recorded in the draft was simple:
“So we requested them. They read the email. No reply.”
Directors Ian Everest and Andrew Clifford Miles were contacted regarding a specific physical attack. Again:
“No reply.”
SMAS and CHAS were asked whether the allegations concerned them, whether refusal to provide insurance documents was a red flag, and what their silence would say about their integrity. The outcome:
“No reply.”
CHAS has operated under the Veriforce structure, following its 2023 acquisition. Veriforce itself is now owned by funds managed by Apax Partners, a global private equity firm. This means that the accreditation framework around Everest Miles Contractors ultimately sits within a much larger corporate structure.
The email concluded:
“The silence isn’t random — it’s systemic. This is a structure built to contain incidents, not resolve them. To protect the reputations of those involved — not the safety of residents.”
The Future
Citation Group appears to have withdrawn its accreditation, as Everest Miles Contractors no longer displays SMAS membership. However, CHAS — operating within the Veriforce structure — continues to accredit Everest Miles, and Veriforce itself sits under the ownership of Apax Partners.
This is part of a growing scandal detailed at our new substack, which could lead to the downfall of Natwest Group currently worth £53 billion and employing 60,000 staff.
Having recently contacted Apax Partners, we await their reply.
Update 16 Feb 2026. Having heard from Safe Contractor and Veriforce CHAS, we await their reply to our questions:
Ari Fatah- Veriforce CHAS 16 Feb 2026
Update 19 Feb 2026 – Emails read but no response from SafeContractor or Veriforce CHAS.