23/07/2026
⚠️ Warning to consumers: 300 People to date. Treehaus Adventures CK2024/376262/07, run by Mr. Johannes Jacobus Francois Schutte, has taken upfront payments for canopies and failed to deliver.
Treehaus (2017/393247/07, VAT 9464774182) was deregistered by CIPC for non compliance. Despite this, Mr. Schutte continued trading under the deregistered name and later registered Treehaus Adventures CK2024/376262/07 (VAT 9870773182).
Clients placed orders for canopies. Mr. Schutte issued quotations requiring full upfront payment. Payments were made, but goods were not delivered. He has intermittently charged VAT without clarity or compliance. After vacating his Pretoria office and relocating south, he claimed the company is under “business rescue” but has provided no proof.
Quotations were sent from various cell numbers and email addresses, often missing proper company details. These quotations were vague, with almost no information about the business, and created confusion for consumers. He even agreed to a repayment plan but failed to honour it, leaving clients out of pocket.
Multiple creditors have reported similar experiences of paying upfront and not receiving goods. Excuses provided are inconsistent and unsubstantiated.
This conduct constitutes fraudulent misrepresentation, reckless trading under Section 22(1) of the Companies Act, and possible theft by conversion. We are in the process of lodging formal complaints with SARS regarding VAT irregularities, and a criminal case is being prepared.
We urge other affected parties to come forward and lodge complaints. Mr. Francois Schutte’s pattern of defrauding hard-working people must be stopped.
