Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) with a turnover between £6.5 million and £10 million and a balance sheet up to £7.5 million will soon be able to have their banking and finance disputes reviewed and redressed through alternative dispute resolution arrangements, following the creation of a specialist ombudsman service with the expertise and powers…
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Debt charity, Business Debtline, has called for further action to support small business owners and self-employed people affected by late payments, where businesses are uncertain when the money they have earned will be paid. In its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s call for evidence on tackling late payments, the charity…
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The average small business is owed £24,841 in late payments according to research by accounting software provider Xero.On any given day, 78% of businesses are owed money outside of agreed payment terms. The research was based on data taken from two million invoices issued by Xero’s UK small business subscriber base which showed that in…
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Research commissioned by Dun & Bradstreet revealed UK small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) confidence in future financial success is down 19% compared to last year. The study found that almost a third (32%) of respondents have considered leaving the UK to increase their chances of success. As well as ongoing uncertainty over Brexit impacting growth,…
Read moreMid-size and Northern companies have the highest insolvency risk according to analysis from new statistics published by the Government. R3 has reviewed the number of England & Wales corporate insolvencies in 2017, broken down by company age, size and location. The research has found that: Enterprises aged 4-9 years old, or with turnover of £0.5-1m,…
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The proportion of Scottish companies at elevated risk of insolvency fell slightly between October and November, by 1.3% – the first monthly fall in nearly two years, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. Just over one in three (35%) companies in Scotland is at higher than usual risk of insolvency in…
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New research has indicated that bank lending to SME construction businesses has fallen by almost £1.2bn following the collapse of Carillion, dropping to £15.46bn at end of September 2018, down from £16.63bn on 30 September 2017. The study has been carried out by specialist debt adviser firm Hadrian’s Wall Capital. Hadrian’s Wall Capital says that…
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Judgments against businesses in England and Wales jumped nearly a third during the third quarter of 2018, compared with the same period a year ago, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. During Q3 2018, there were 32,629 CCJs against businesses in England and Wales, 32 percent more than in Q3 2017. The total…
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UK businesses are missing out on £85 billion each year due to a lack of digital capability, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Business and Charity Index. The report highlights that this issue is particularly acute for sole traders, of which 41% have low digital capability. Despite this, UK business looks set to enter a…
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Trade credit insurer Atradius has published a new report revealing the challenges and opportunities facing the global machinery and engineering sector. The Atradius Market Monitor reveals that after a reasonably good performance in 2017 and a continuing trend at the start of 2018, growth within the sector is expected to slow alongside a rise in…
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The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses rose by more than a third during the third quarter of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. There were 754 decrees issued against all businesses in Scotland during Q3 2018, 34 percent more than during the same period the previous year. A 44…
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High street shops closing at a rate of ’14 per day’ according to a new report released by accountancy specialist PwC and the Local Data Company. The report says high street shops are still facing testing times as new research shows the gap between closures and openings widens to a record level, but closures have stabilised.…
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Analysis of figures from the Insolvency Service shows that 1,123 restaurant companies have become insolvent so far this year. This compares to 833 in the first nine months of 2017 and 1,075 in the whole of last year. Further analysis from accountancy firm Price Bailey shows insolvency rates within the sector have risen by 35%…
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