Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The overall number of company insolvencies in England and Wales decreased by 50% in June 2020, when compared to the same month last year. This was primarily driven by a decrease in the numbers of CVLs and compulsory liquidations which fell by 45% and 78% respectively. Additionally, there was a 60% decrease in the numbers…
Read moreThe latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that business insolvencies decreased in Scotland in June 2020 Company insolvencies decreased by one-third when compared with the same month last year (June 2019. Figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), Scotland’s Insolvency Service, administers company liquidations and receiverships in Scotland show there was 46 company…
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ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has joined with champions of small business to call for more help for the troubled sector in the wake of Covid-19. The call came in a roundtable discussion hosted by ACCA with the Forgotten campaign, which supports small limited company directors affected by the coronavirus; the Corporate Finance…
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Leonard Curtis has made a senior hire to its Manchester team with the appointment of Hilary Pascoe as Director. Pascoe joins the Business Rescue and Recovery division and is based at Riverside House, in the city – one of the company’s 19-strong office network that spans the UK and Channel Islands. Her arrival at the…
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The boss of a UK Challenger Bank is urging business owners to ‘recoup what they are owed’ with the help of a free Government-appointed support service. Gary Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Redwood Bank, recommends that small business owners tackle late payment issues with help from the Small Business Commissioner (SBC). The SBC…
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Large companies have made no progress in improving the prompt payment of their suppliers over the last five years, according to latest research by accountants Moore. The research has found that suppliers are currently waiting an average of 41 days to be paid, the same length of time as in 2015 with no progress in…
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Late payments have soared in the North America continent as businesses are squeezed by the impact of COVID-19, according to latest research by trade credit insurer Atradius. The annual Payment Practices Barometer analyses the payment behaviours and sentiment of businesses in the United States, Mexico and Canada (USMCA). This year’s survey results reveal compromised cashflows…
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Members of the insolvency and restructuring professional trade body R3 expect corporate insolvency numbers to increase over the next year. More than half (56.1%) of the respondents to R3’s member survey who work in corporate insolvency said they expected corporate insolvency numbers to be significantly higher than in 2019, while 37.6% think they will be…
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Payment holidays – while supporting some businesses through the current crisis – may be the death knell for those that have offered them according to research by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). The research suggests that of the 83% of firms who had offered a payment holiday, two thirds (66%) said there would…
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The proportion of small business leaders that cite barriers to growth has jumped from 75% to 91% in the last six months, according to Hitachi Capital Business Finance. This correlates to the sharp fall in the percentage of small businesses that predict growth (falling from 39% to 14% in the last three months). A…
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UK banks are preparing for up to 40 per cent (circa £11 billion) of loans from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) to potentially be written off as irrecoverable according to RSM Restructuring Advisory. RSM says that banks are already preparing and building their teams to pursue businesses that default on the BBLS, a scheme…
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis poses a significant financial threat to the UK higher education sector. Universities will experience large income losses from falls in student enrolment, especially of international students, as well as lockdown-related losses of income from student accommodation and conference and catering operations. according to new research by the Institute for Fiscal…
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In June the following administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 30 JAMES STREET LTD ACCESSORIZE LTD ADMEDO LTD ADWAIZ LTD AFFINITY CONTRACTS LTD AJS PROPERTIES 2018 LTD ALBION LTD ALPHA MAY DOMICILIARY CARE LTD ANDREW GRANT LTD LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP APTA BIOSCIENCES LTD ATAL CONTRACTING LTD ATHENA…
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