Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 10141715 LTD 2028 X LTD 53 CAPITAL TRADE LTD A F REPROGRAPHICS LTD A-B-A-C-U-S FRANCHISING COMPANY LTD A1 SOUTH LTD ACE SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LTD ACH GROUP MANAGEMENT LTD ACORNFORD ESTATES (NORTHERN) LTD ACQUISITION 395445642 LTD ACTONVILLE CONSULTANTS LTD…
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Creditors Voluntary Winding-Up – Appointment of Liquidators notices have been issued in the London Gazette for the following companies: 19 BELGRAVE MEWS LTD 1NORTH LTD 1ST COUNTY SCAFFOLDING LTD 3 BLUE WORLDWIDE LTD 53 ART LTD A S B INTERIORS LTD A TO Z BOOZE LTD A1 GROUP (UK) LTD ABA DINING LTD ABSOLUTE-DESIGNS LTD ACCOUNTABLE…
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SMEs in the UK are missing out on over £250 billion of cash flow every year due to late payments to SMEs through invoices and associated costs according to a new report by Siemens Financial Services. The report emphasised how integral SMEs are to the UK economy. SME’s growth is being unfairly stunted by large numbers…
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Latest government data has revealed that an average of six shops a day has been lost in England and Wales over the past seven years. Between 2010 and 2017, 15,856 shops were either demolished or converted into homes as retailers struggled to cope with the popularity of online commerce. There has been little reprieve under the…
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The Supreme Court handed down a judgment in the case of Tiuta International Limited (in Liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors. The question before the Supreme Court was: can a lender recover all its loss on a refinance loan from a negligent valuer, or is the lender limited to the “top up” advanced after the existing…
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Poland’s corporate sector is benefitting from an acceleration in economic activity despite a rise in insolvencies and restrucuring according to the latest research by Coface. The report says that this is a reversal of last year’s situation, when the pace of economic growth was weaker. Poland recorded GDP growth of 3.8% in 2015, before falling…
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The percentage of Scottish companies which report that they are benefiting from at least one sign of growth may have taken a tumble in recent months, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The indicative research, part of a long-running survey of business distress by R3 and BDRC, estimates that the…
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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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Responding to the 2017 Autumn Budget, Mike Cherry, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman, said “With costs rising and consumer demand flagging, small firms will welcome today’s business-friendly Autumn Budget. It was good to see the Chancellor’s speech acknowledge our concerns about the VAT threshold. Dragging thousands of more small firms into the hugely…
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Credit Reference Agency, Company Watch has become a Corporate Partner of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). Company Watch sees itself as a ‘challenger brand’ among the Credit Reference Agencies in the UK, but already hundreds of organisations around the world rely on its financial analytics to drive their credit risk processes. Jo Kettner,…
Read moreEmployee 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…
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