Splashing around in the Caribbean surf, the former nurse who made millions in NHS PPE deals appeared to enjoy the fruits of her labour this Christmas.
Sarah Stoute, 49, took a luxury Christmas break with her husband Richard, 52, after the pair pocketed close to £2billion in contracts for medical gowns and masks – their firm becoming the single biggest beneficiary of NHS PPE deals.
Before the pandemic their family-run business made a profit of under £1million.
But now the pair have bought themselves a Caribbean villa for £30million, an equestrian centre and a country mansion in the south of England for £6million.
Sarah Stoute (pictured), 49, took a luxury Christmas break with her husband Richard, 52, after the pair pocketed close to £2billion in contracts for medical gowns and masks
Now the pair have bought themselves a Caribbean villa for £30million, an equestrian centre and a country mansion in the south of England for £6million. Pictured: Richard Stoute on holiday in the Caribbean
When the Mail revealed their Caribbean getaway, the couple hired heavy-hitting lawyers including a KC to threaten an injunction to stop details being revealed. A source close to the couple said they were ‘spending it like EuroMillions jackpot winners’.
Shortly before the new photos – first published in The Sun on Sunday – were taken, a jet ski had just returned Mrs Stoute to shore from a yacht where she was relaxing with family and friends.
The Government has estimated that £85million of the PPE provided by their firm, Full Support Healthcare, has remained unused.
The Jersey-registered company said it delivered the contracted PPE in full, to the required regulatory standards, and ahead of schedule – and any unused kit was the result of decisions made by the Government.
Stoute enjoying time on the beach during a Caribbean getaway with her husband
The couple were pictured enjoying the sunny weather with a group of friends
The firm won big after scrambling to order PPE in 2019. It had received a ‘tip-off’ about a deadly virus, enabling it to cash in when the first wave hit Britain.
The couple have insisted they are not Covid profiteers.
They say they ran a well-placed business and their know-how played a vital role in bolstering PPE supplies.
Mrs Stoute said: ‘We were thus able to deliver in as timely a way as possible and this undoubtedly saved lives.’
The couple - pictured on holiday in the Caribbean - have insisted they are not Covid profiteers
Richard Stoute has fun on a jetski with a friend during the sunny getaway
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