The owner of a former trampoline park in Cardiff Bay has avoided jail for breaching food hygiene laws.
Supajump, on Ocean Way, went into voluntary liquidation last summer after it closed in October 2024.
Cardiff Crown Court heard Philip Booth (68) had already receieved a suspended prison sentence for health and safety breaches in June 2023 following a number of injuries.
A routine food hygiene inspection discovered multiple failings at the site, including black mould inside the microwave and coffee machines, cross-contamination and a lack of suitable handwashing facilities.
Concerns were also raised about poor food handling, equipment being used ineterchangably for raw and ready-made food and a faulty shutter door located near stored waste.
Following the initial inspection in March 2024, Supajump was given a food hygiene rating of zero - requiring urgent improvement - with Booth told to complete a food hygiene qualification.
The following month, inspectors found most of the issues had been addressed but Booth had not complied with the hygiene improvement notice and had not asked for more time.
Follow-up visits in May and June 2024 found all issues had been resolved, and in August, Supajump was given a hygiene rating of 3 - generally satisfcatory.
But two months later, the park announced on its website: "We regret to inform all our customers that SupaJump Trampoline Park is now closed permanently. We would like to thank all our customers for your loyal support over the years and apologise for any inconvenience caused."
The court heard the food hygiene offences meant Booth had breached his suspended sentence - but the judge ruled they were "not similar in character or nature" and that activating the prison sentence would be "unjust".
Booth's lawyers, in mitigation, said their client was unemployed and living at his parents' home, where he acts a carer for both, who have dementia.
He receives Universal Credit and earns £600 a month, including his carer's allowance. Supajump was liquidated in July 2025.
Booth was fined £900 and told to pay £500 in costs - by paying £40 a month until the amount is settled in full.
Following sentencing on Wednesday, Cllr Norma Mackie, cabinet member for SRS (Shared Regulatory Services) at Cardiff Council, said: "Food safety is essential to protect the public. This case involved a long list of serious hygeine failings over several inspections."
"While improvements were eventually made, businesses must always meet legal standards, especially those catering for children and families."
"We will continue to take appropriate action, including formal enforcement, whenever businesses fail to comply with food hygiene law."

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