The man who bought BHS for £1 got £2.6 million out of it before it collapsed

Dominic Chappell received £2.6 million ($3.7 million) in fees, salary, and other payments from BHS during his time owning the department store, according to a letter sent to MPs.

Chappell bought the struggling department store for just £1 from retail tycoon Sir Philip Green last year. BHS continued to struggle under Chappell's ownership and collapsed into administration in April, with 11,000 jobs likely to be lost.

Chappell confirmed the £2.6 million figure in writing after giving evidence to parliament on the department store's collapse last Wednesday. The letter was sent on Friday and published on the inquiry's website on Monday.

Here's how the payments break down:

• £1.56 million paid to Swiss Rock Plc, a company controlled by Chappell: £1 million was paid by Retail Acquisitions, the shell company that owned BHS and was controlled by Chappell, and £521,976 was paid by BHS "on behalf" of BHS. Chappell says these payments are "fees relate[d] to the period up to and including the acquisition of BHS."
• £414,000 from BHS-owner Retail Acquisitions Ltd to Chappell: "These fees relate to the period post acquisition of BHS," Chappell writes, saying they were "pre-agreed." No details are given as to what the fees were for.
• £650,000 salary: This included benefits and bonuses.

MPs will no doubt want to know more about the fees that Chappell charged to BHS. Former BHS CEO Darren Topp accused Chappell of having "his fingers in the till" during his evidence submission to MPs last week.

Interim CFO Michael Hitchcock also says Retail Acquisitions took £17 million out of BHS during its 13-month ownership, although £10 million was reinvested.

Chappell told ITV that the fees relate to "legal costs and staff wages he'd had to pay as well as commission he was owed for successful property sales and for raising funding for BHS."

Chappell told MPs last week he profited from his ownership of BHS but insisted he deserved it as he had "worked tirelessly on this business for 13 months."

Chappell would not say how much profit exactly he had made, telling MPs he would provide them with a spreadsheet at a later date detailing the transactions between Retail Acquisitions and BHS. The £2.6 million will not represent pure profit as it does not include transactions going from Chappell to BHS.

In the letter sent to the inquiry on Friday, Chappell also "corrects" evidence he gave to MPs last Wednesday. Chappell told the committee that a £1.5 million loan made by Retail Acquisition to a company that owned his father's house was being repaid.

During last Wednesday's evidence session, Chappell became angriest when MPs questioned this £1.5 million loan, which was used to remortgage his family loan. When Jeremy Quin MP pushed Chappell on the details he snapped at him: "This is a sideshow. I'm not prepared to answer any more questions on this."