Len Goodman's widow Susan Barrett and his son James Goodman are reportedly due to receive £4.6million after putting his private company into voluntary liquidation. Len's Pleasurable Pastimes was set up in 2009 and reported the expected payout in a declaration of solvency filed at Companies House, according to the Daily Mail .
The company is liquidating £2 million in freehold property and £2.6 million in cash. It comes following the news earlier this year that Len's company would be split between his wife and son , who were already co-directors with him.
A will, said to have been drawn up in 2020, reportedly stated that his estate should be divided equally between his wife and son. Ballroom dancer Len - best known for having been on the head judge on Strictly Come Dancing - passed away, aged 78, last year. It was reported that he'd been in a hospice and that he'd previously been diagnosed with bone cancer.
Len appeared as a judge on BBC's Strictly from its debut series in 2004 until his departure in 2016. He was also an original member on the judging panel of Dancing With the Stars but had retired from the US show in 2022. It was announced that Len - who had previously shared that he'd been treated for prostate cancer in 2009 and later skin cancer in 2020 - had passed away less than six months after his retirement.
His death was confirmed in a statement from his agent last year. It read: "It is with great sadness to announce that [Len] has passed away peacefully, aged 78. A much-loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.
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