Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Cheque and Credit Clearing Company (C&CCC) – the organisation that manages the cheque clearing system – has today announced details of the launch of an industry-wide image-based cheque clearing system that will speed up cheque processing significantly for customers across the UK. The new system will go live with some banks and building societies…
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Changes to corporation tax loss relief included in the Budget Red Book could damage UK business rescue, warns insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The 2017 Budget was a missed opportunity to amend the reforms, which were first proposed in last year’s Budget and are due to come in on the 1st of April 2017. The…
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In 2016, insurance company Zurich found that more than 53% of Britain’s small and medium sized businesses (SME) have issues with late payments with 41% of those experiencing serious cash flow problems as a result. According to Zurich’s SME risk index, £225bn is owned in late payments to British SMEs and two-thirds of UK SMEs agree that…
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PeerPay has developed a cloud-based platform that links the larger, cash-rich firms within an Accountant’s client portfolio with smaller, client companies within the same community looking for money to grow. The brainchild of founders, accountant David Ireson-Hughes, Michael King, an experienced financial services executive, and Alan Burns an experienced technologist, the platform – called FloFunder –…
Read moreAdministration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: A&R HUGHES (ACADEMY GARAGE) LTD ABBOT GRANGE LTD AGE UK BLACKPOOL AND DISTRICT AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS LTD ASTON STUDENT VILLAGE BLUCARS (BUGBROOKE) LTD BLUE CUBE BUSINESS LTD BRAKEWORLD LTD BRW SERVICES LTD CARING FOR YOU PTS LTD CIRCLE OIL JERSEY LTD CITADEL…
Read moreMazars has announced the appointment of Adam Simpson as partner, who is responsible for the firm’s receivables management team based in Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh. Simpson has worked for Mazars for five years. His role as partner is a promotion and he will also continue his position as director of Mazars Receivables Management covering the…
Read moreAberdein Considine has announced a long-term collaboration with Northern Ireland’s Wilson Nesbitt. The UK-wide expansion has been driven by its work with banks and other lender clients, who are increasingly looking to streamline their recovery panels. Rob Aberdein, UK Partner in charge of Lender Services at Aberdein Considine, said the deal with Wilson Nesbitt allows the…
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Businesses across England and Wales are grappling with the huge business rates burden ahead of the controversial revaluation in April new research reveals. An exclusive investigation by CVS Business Rent & Rates Specialists has found nearly 200,000 businesses were hauled before a Magistrate in 2015/16 for non-payment of their business rates fuelling claims the system…
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The advantages of the fall in the value of sterling post-Brexit may not be able to overcome the other strong headwinds the sector faces, resulting in 1,800 UK hotel companies having at least a 30% chance of going insolvent within the next three years according to Moore Stephens. While a weaker pound may encourage more…
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Business failures across West Dunbartonshire have left a trail of debt. The council has written of £535,646 in unpaid business rates, the total amassed by firms across the area who have either dissolved or gone into liquidation Councillors on West Dunbartonshire Council’s corporate services committee agreed to write off the National Non Domestic Rates (NNDR),…
Read moreThe HMRC collected an additional £140 million via investigations into unpaid Capital Gains Tax (CGT) over the last year* shows data provided by HMRC to Collyer Bristow. Collyer Bristow explains that £55 million of the extra CGT related to investigations into ‘wealthy individuals’ and mid-sized businesses, whilst the remaining £85 million was obtained from everyday taxpayers and small businesses. “The statistics make clear that this area…
Read moreThrings and Veale Wasbrough Vizards (VWV) have been appointed by The Bar Council to provide debt recovery services to its members, including all barristers and chambers in England and Wales. Paul Mosson, Director of Services from The Bar Council said “Our members need assurance that when we appoint an Affinity Partner, we are rigorous and commercial…
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The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses fell to the lowest recorded level during 2016, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. There were 3,523 business decrees in Scotland during 2016, 24 percent fewer than the previous year. The total value surged to £45.8m, the highest on record, but this was due to…
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