Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New research ReFarm Fund has found that farmers are struggling with financial viability, taking a personal toll on their physical and mental health. The research showed that 53% were confident about their finances, but 47% said their farm’s finances were average or in a poor state. Some 38% say they have considered getting out of farming…
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A Freedom of Information request to the British Business Bank by Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance has revealed the current level of debt and arrears associated with the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS). The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). Purbeck’s analysis shows that over 145,000 BBL loans worth £3.8 billion…
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Latest data from Time Finance has what it calls uncovered the true impact of late payments for SMEs with 75% of UK businesses worrying about cashflow as a direct result of overdue invoices from their customers. In a recent survey into the worsening challenge of late payments, Time Finance found that chasing payments was damaging…
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UK faces a liquidity gap of £570 million according to predictions by Allianz Trade. The research says that the recent banking crisis has drawn into sharp focus other weak spots within the global economy and concentrated minds of businesses leaders to protect themselves against further contagion. But with forecasts predicting that the $30trn global liquidity…
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The UK is set to be one of the world’s worst-performing major economies this year, according to a forecast from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The report says the UK economy’s performance in 2023 will be the worst among the G7, predicting that the economy will shrink by 0.3% in 2023 and then grow by…
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A new report from accountants at Mazars has found that the top 20 building merchants are increasingly turning to winding up petitions against contractors who fail to pay on time. Builders merchants have applied for winding up petitions against 185 constructors compared with just 44 in the previous year to the end of January 2023,…
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New research published by Bibby Financial Services (BFS) has revealed the extent to which the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are exposed to substantial debt stress with the average bad debt amongst UK SMEs jumping by 61 percent. The average level of debt has risen from £10,329 in Spring 2022, to £16,641. Currently,…
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Welsh firms had more than 495,000 overdue invoices on their books this winter, new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has revealed. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 495,843 invoices were overdue in Wales over the winter months – with 171,798 in December, 162,185 in January and 161,860 in February. Over…
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Research by Nucleus Commercial Finance has found that most SMEs find the current cost-of-living crisis more of a burden than the pandemic lockdowns. The research found that around two-thirds of those surveyed said the current cost-of-living crisis is proving more of a burden on their business than the pandemic lockdowns, with nearly 70 per cent…
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The UK economy proved to be more resilient than expected at the end of 2022 but the squeeze on household real incomes and the impact of past interest rate increases will likely derail short-term momentum, with UK growth expected to be negative this year at -0.3% and only 0.6% in 2024 according to the latest…
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New data from Time Finance has revealed the worsening challenge of late payment debt as it finds SMEs are owed on average quarter of a million pounds in outstanding invoices. In a recent survey, the alternative finance provider to UK SMEs, uncovered that one in three businesses are forced to wait between 60 and 120…
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The digital revolution is in full swing! Perhaps we are so engaged and invested on a daily basis that we fail to recognize how powerful the present developments are and how they transform firms and their connections with their business partners. Credit management is involved in all aspects of a commercial relationship, from the initial…
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Scottish firms had over 1.2 million overdue invoices on their books this winter, new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 has revealed. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows 1,231,703 invoices were overdue in Scotland over the winter months – with 416,856 in December 2022, 400,272 in January 2023 and 414,575 in…
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