Overview

• Kate Garraway has been unable to access her Barclays current and savings accounts since last Friday after changing her phone handset and has appealed for customer service help on social media.
• The Good Morning Britain presenter faces personal debts estimated between £500,000 and £800,000 following four years of paying up to £16,000 per month for her late husband’s long Covid care.
• HM Revenue & Customs lodged a revised preferential claim of £288,054 against her late husband’s bankrupt psychotherapeutic company Astra Aspera Ltd, down from a previous £716,822 claim in 2023.
• Company filings show she has repaid approximately £21,000 to creditors to date.
• Garraway’s spokesperson says she does not recognise figures in the liquidator’s report and is in ongoing contact with HMRC to ensure all obligations from Astra Aspera are met.