Illegal fertility company earned founders €300,000

TWO businessmen earned £250,000 (€300,000) through an illegal fertility company providing women with access to sperm donors, a court heard.

In the first case of its kind, a jury was told Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the firm from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage.

Nearly 800 women signed up to use the online service, operating under various names including Sperm Direct Limited.