Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Winding Up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 06718888 LTD 1-2-1 CLAIMS LTD 120 HOLLAND ROAD LTD 123 AP LTD 17 CLARGES STREET RTM COMPANY LTD 3 AD 3 LTD 30 JAMES STREET LTD 360 BUSINESS PARTNERS LLP 4 WESTERN ROAD (POOLE) LTD A & S…
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Latest statistics from the British Retail Consortium show that one in four high street shops are now vacant. The national town centre vacancy rate was 10.3% in July, a slight increase on the previous quarters rate of 10.2% and the highest since January 2015. High Street footfall declined by 2.7%. Following from the increase of…
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Three directors who dishonestly secured credit by causing their companies to submit false invoices to factoring companies have been banned for a total of 29 years. Deborah Fisher of Spalding, Lincolnshire was the director of NJ Transport Limited, a haulier based in Weston Hills. Over two years between January 2016 and March 2018 she caused…
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UK plc borrowing rose for the eighth consecutive year in 2018/19, according to the latest Link Group UK plc Debt Monitor. Net debt (total borrowings less cash), jumped 5.8% to a new record of £443.2bn, even allowing for higher cash balances. Net debt has now risen by three quarters since the low point reached in…
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Build UK, a representative organisation for the UK construction industry says that its members are continuing to improve their payment performance based on data submitted under the Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance. Build UK began publishing this information just 12 months ago, ahead of the Cabinet Office confirming its intention to take account of payment…
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New research from Direct Line for Business has revealed that over the past five years high street businesses have been closing at a rate of four every day as part of the radically changing face of high streets in England and Wales, with shops increasingly being converted into restaurants or takeaways. In 2018/19 two thirds…
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An investigation by the real estate adviser Altus Group reveals that, during the last financial year of 2018/19, 190,000 non domestic premises such as pubs, shops, restaurants and offices in England were hauled before a Magistrate for non-payment of their business rates fuelling claims that the system is seen to be criminalising firms struggling to…
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) is urging Boris Johnson’s new government to help businesses by dealing with challenges flagged up in its latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor™ (BCM). One of the most widespread issues found in the report is the rising proportion of businesses which report late payment as an…
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Smart infrastructure solutions company, Costain has been reinstated to the live Prompt Payment Code list. The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) has acknowledged the group’s real and fast progress to ensure its suppliers are paid in line with the requirements of the code. In a press announcment, Cosatain said “Costain was an early signatory…
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New research from Begbies Traynor, the UK’s leading independent insolvency firm, reveals there are now 484,000 UK businesses in significant financial distress with the property, leisure and tourism sectors particularly badly affected. The Red Flag Alert data for Q2 2019, which monitors the financial health of UK companies, found that 14% of all UK businesses…
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The finalists for the third annual Credit & Collections Technology Awards, the UK’s celebration of tech innovators in credit and collections, have been revealed. The Credit & Collections Technology Awards, organised by Credit Connect and hosted at the Credit Services Association’s UK Credit and Collections Conference, brings together credit and collections technology executives to honour the industry’s…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of company insolvencies increased in Q2 2019 compared with Q1 2019 this was driven by an increase in creditors voluntary liquidations, Compulsory liquidations, administrations and company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) decreased in Q2 2019 Company insolvencies, in Q2 2019, increased to 4,231 (2.6%) its the highest…
Read moreThe Civil Enforcement Association (CIVEA), which represents all the major civil enforcement agencies along with a number of independents, is to host a conference on Thursday, 19th September at Banking Hall, Cornhill, London. The one-day event will include a conference and exhibition and will be free to delegates drawn primarily from local authorities. A capacity…
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