Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Less than 1% of hotels are now deemed to be at significant risk of going insolvent as the weakened pound as a result of Brexit has helped attract high volumes of tourists to the UK. Data from the Insolvency Service show that there has been an 18% fall in the number of hotel insolvencies in…
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Businesses in the construction sector are continuing to suffer from steadily increasing delays for their invoices to be paid, according to online business supermarket Funding Options. Funding Options says that its analysis of 13,213, UK construction businesses shows that they now face an average wait of 69 days for their invoices to be paid in…
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Research reveals internal processes and a lack of automation are top causes of late payments to suppliers, above cash flow constraints. Slow internal processes and a lack of automation are among the biggest challenges for businesses when it comes to paying their suppliers on time, according to new research by Tungsten Network and the Institute of…
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Automated financial service specialist, Rimilia, has announced a series of appointments as the company structures itself for growth. The new appointments are on the back of a $25 million investment by Kennet Partners and Eight Roads Ventures in July 2017 The new hires span product development, customer support, sales and marketing, and operations. Marie-Christine Duda, a project analyst and…
Read moreDebt Collection Agency (DCA) Controlaccount has announced it has maintained its ISO certifications for their procedures and systems for the 4th year running. ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 are internationally recognised certifications which outline strict standards that organisations must meet for Quality Management and Information Systems procedures. Controlaccount, based in Stoke Prior, Worcestershire has successfully demonstrated,…
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Employee spend management specialist Concur, has released a major report examining the UK’s late payment culture, which is putting job creation at risk. The report, entitled Invoice Utopia, includes detailed YouGov polling of 1,233 British businesses and sheds new light on the consequences of poor invoice processes. The report highlighted the consequences of late invoice payments, with…
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The number of county court judgments (CCJs) registered against businesses in England and Wales rose during the third quarter of 2017, compared with the same period a year ago, according to latest figures released by Registry Trust. During Q3 2017, there were 24,698 CCJs against businesses in England and Wales, 27 percent more than the…
Read moreThe number of debt decrees registered against businesses in Scotland fell during the third quarter of the year, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. There were 561 decrees against all businesses in the third quarter 2017, down 43 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago. The total value of all business…
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Small European businesses based in the UK pay their invoices more than two days faster than their British counterpart according to research by Opal Transfer. The research shows EU businesses based in the UK, are 9% quicker to pay invoices than British owned business. EU firms based in the UK take 18.4 days on average…
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Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 12 PROPERTY RENTALS LTD 15 GREENWOOD PARK LTD 2028 X LTD A & D TRANSPORT LTD A C MORRIS BUILDERS LTD A STAR DRIVERS LTD ACORNFORD ESTATES (NORTHERN) LTD ACURATE SECURITY SERVICES LTD ADD A ROOM LOFTS LTD…
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The Credit Services Association (CSA) has urged members to start preparing for the government’s decision to ban additional charges for certain future card payments. From 13 January next year, businesses, including CSA Members, will no longer be able to charge surcharges for certain card transactions, but will still face the costs for processing card payments.…
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The latest results Insolvency statistics from The Insolvency Service for Quarter July to September 2017 (Quarter 3 2017) indicate that total company insolvencies decreased compared with the unusually high level in the previous quarter when a large number of connected personal service companies entered liquidation. When the statistics are compared with last quarter’s underlying numbers,…
Read moreCredit management software suppliers, OnGuard and Credit Tools have they announced that they have completed their merger. The companyies have announced that the new company will be calledOnguard. In addition to a cosmetic change, the newly created company will create a software platform in which customers can resolve all issues which arise within the order to cash chain.…
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