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Rolf Harris’ family ‘to get £1.2million payday’ as disgraced TV star’s firm is wound up 2 years after his death

Published on April 25, 2025 at 06:13 PM

THE FAMILY of the late paedophile Rolf Harris are set to receive a £1.2 million pay day after the star's personal firm was finally wound up.

Disgraced Harris had set up the company in 2012 to help handle a large part of his multi-million pound fortune.

Rolf Harris leaving Southwark Crown Court with his niece.
Rolf Harris' niece Jennifer (right) is set to receive a £1.2 million payday after the process of liquidation for the disgraced TV star's company finally began
Rolf Harris and his wife arriving at Southwark Crown Court.
Harris had set up RHE Investments in 2012 and served as a director with his wife Alwen (right) until 2015
Rolf Harris arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice.
The disgraced TV star was jailed in June 2014 after being convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault

However, liquidators have now given the official notice that the firm will close on July 25.

The process of shutting the company down began following , and its completion means his niece Jennifer Harris, who lives in Australia, will receive a hefty lump sum, reports MailOnline.

Jennifer, who stood by her uncle as he faced indecent assault charges, eventually moved to closed the company and signed the Declaration of Solvency from Sydney.

She had also attended numerous court hearings with Harris and is currently the director of the two companies he founded.

The shamed TV star was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault in June 2014 and was subsequently .

While he was released from prison in May 2017, part-way through a retrial on four accusations of indecent assault, Harris was rarely seen in public in the period between then and his death.

The final report was filed today on RHE Investments, meaning around £1.2 million will head to Jennifer, after paying the liquidator and accountant fees of £9,000.

On top of this, the company is also due a refund of £127,474 from HMRC.

This is as an overdrawn director's loan of £392,000 was paid back in full – so any corporation tax paid on it has to be refunded to the firm by the taxman.

According to documents seen by The Sun, Harris' company has approximately £698,315 in shares and investments, alongside £1205 of interest.

In terms of expenses, £6,500 is expected to go towards liquidator fees, while £2,761 has been spent on accountant's fees.

Harris and his wife Alwen had been directors at the company but resigned in 2015.

The paedophile left much of his £16 million estate to his , following his death at the age of 93.

Harris died on May 10, 2023, following a diagnosis with neck cancer.

His wife Alwen died just a year later in 2024 after suffering a stroke which followed a long battle with vascular dementia.

The once-beloved presenter with the release of his hit song Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport.

And he became a UK TV star and national treasure, often appearing alongside fellow.

The didgeridoo player – who coined the catchphrase “Can you tell what it is yet?”; as he drew artwork on his shows – was so popular that the BBC commissioned him toII in 2005.

SICK CRIMES

But his fame turned to infamy in 2013 when he was arrested twice in connection with dating back to the 1980s.

He was also charged with four counts of.

In June 2014, Harris was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault.

The crimes were committed against four girls – one of whom was aged just seven or eight.

His trial heard that one of the victims was a childhood friend of his daughter, and another a young autograph hunter.

Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said the celebrity had taken advantage of his celebrity status and shown “no remorse”.

Sentencing Harris, Mr Justice Sweeney told him: “Your reputation lies in ruins. You have been stripped of your honours and you have no-one to blame but yourself.”

He was released from jail in May 2017 part-way through a re-trial on four accusations of indecent assault.

Later that year, Harris appeared at the Court of Appeal in London to try and .

He had one conviction overturned following his appeal, but the other 11 remained.

Rolf Harris and his wife arriving at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing.
Harris arriving at Southwark Crown Court in 2014 for his sentencing

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