Betty had been trying to offload SH from at least March 2022.
Apparently, Miko, with whom some members will be familiar, wanted to buy the business. Miko, who was identified as Taiwanese, worked for the unidentified agency which I have mentioned on the Massage thread and came to Belfast from Dundee. SH is now owned by a person from Hong Kong with whom I am not familiar. As stated, I believe that SH was set up as an extension of the escort service for which Betty worked. As well as offering outcalls, the escort service typically used terrace properties in locations which are known to some members but curtain-twitchers could become a problem whereas SH has been able to trade uninterrupted, except for COVID. It does not seem likely that the owners of the escort service would allow Betty to operate a rival service or that she would compete with it. Given that the unidentified agency supplies SPs to the escort service and SH, it would seem more likely that the unidentified agency is in overall control of both and that SH was set up to primarily benefit whoever owns the unidentified agency which I would estimate has at least 500 active SPs on its books at any one time in GB and NI. AT and PH were, I believe, set up for the same reason i.e. to primarily benefit whoever owns the unidentified agency. Some members will be familiar with the 3.5 storey terrace property off the Lisburn Road, the one about 200 yards down an incline with panoramic views of West Belfast which was used by the escort service. I was directed to the property by the call handler for the escort service and later found out to my surprise that it was the registered business address for AT. Betty and Jenny, the former owner of AT can therefore be linked to the same escort service. To outsiders, SH was competing with AT and PH but in reality, they have been working together to generate more revenue from massage and extras which benefits the owners of the unidentified agency because it is another lucrative revenue stream. The same applies to Lotus which uses the same unidentified agency. Members should be wary that they are not fleeced in particular by charges for extras at SH, AT, PH, MM and Lotus and can make up their own minds why Betty and Jenny distanced themselves from their respective massage shops. I hope that this information is a helpful heads up to other members of UKP as nobody should be scammed.