Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New research from CompanyDebt has predicted an incoming wave of business failures among the UK’s construction sector. The report says that supply and demand in the global energy market have pushed prices to a record high this month in what industry pundits are called a ‘perfect storm.’ Energy prices are now over 250% higher than…
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In October the following administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: ACCENTHANSEN LTD ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL (3AS) LTD AE AEROSPACE LTD AVPE DURHAM LTD AVRO ENERGY LTD BARLOW’S (PROPERTIES) LTD BBS GRANITE CONCEPTS LTD BISHOPSGATE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LTD BLUE MARBLE HOLDINGS LTD CAPITAL DATA MANAGEMENT LTD CAPITAL…
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Creditors Voluntary Winding-Up – Appointment of Liquidators notices have been issued in the London Gazette for the following companies in October: (JAS) THE HOUR GLASS LTD 102 COUTURE LTD 1A AUTOSCREENS LTD 1ST CHOICE SKIP & GRAB HIRE LTD 2020 LEISURE LTD 247 GT LTD 29 PRODUCTS LTD 2PLAY INC LTD 360PIC LTD 4.T.W.C. LTD…
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In October Winding Up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: ALBION CONSULTANTS UK LTD ALE PILING LTD ANCESTORS OF DOVER LTD ASHTON WOOD LTD BARNSTAPLE ESTATE PROPERTIES LTD BRYANT HOUSE LTD BUILD MODULAR LTD CFL FINANCE LTD CHAPPELL CREST LTD COOKSON DEVELOPMENTS LTD DRAGON FIRE SYSTEMS…
Read moreA jump in creditors using court action to recover debts has sparked fears of a surge in insolvencies, with the 21,764 county court judgments lodged against companies in the three months to the end of September marking a 51% increase on the previous quarter. The latest red flag research for Q3 2021 from Begbies Traynor,…
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The Government has announced new laws and a Code of Practice to resolve the remaining commercial rent debts accrued because of the pandemic, Under the new code, commercial tenants will be protected from eviction until 25th March 2022, this follows government action last year to provide firms with breathing space and help protect jobs when…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that total asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew by 6% in September 2021 compared with the same month in 2020. In the nine months to September 2021, new business was 20% higher than in the same period in 2020. The…
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New data from Time Finance has revealed that 70% of businesses are suffering from late payments from their customers. Uncovering the true severity of the issue, the leading alternative finance provider found that late payment debt was as high as £200,000 for one in five business owners. The findings come despite the government introducing a…
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The winners of the 2021 Credit & Collection Technology Awards have been announced following a live in-person event yesterday (Thursday 4th November) at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The awards are the flagship event for innovational technological professionals working in credit and collections and the fifth annual event honoured the UK’s technological innovators, celebrating outstanding…
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Over a third of businesses (32%) spend up to 75% of their time chasing overdue debts when that time would be better spent in advising their sales teams on who to do business with or not in the first place. An online survey conducted by Debt Register, a digital payment platform, found that almost a…
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New research by iwoca’s has found that SMEs are turning to the Recovery Loan Scheme as they focus on company growth. The company’s Index reveals that over a third (35%) of brokers reported the top motivator for applying for unsecured finance was to ‘grow the business’ – a 12 percentage point increase from the previous…
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Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that shop vacancy rates have stabilised after rising for three years The figures indicate that the rate was 14.5% in the third quarter, the same as the second. While no UK regions saw an increase, the vacancy rate is still at a record high. The proportion…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service has shown that ehe number of businesses in England and Wales that there were 3,765 seasonally adjusted business insolvencies in Quarter3 2021, an increase of 16.7% compared to Q2 2021’s figures of 3,226 and a rise of 43.5% compared to Q3 2020 (2,624). The Insolvency Services says that teh…
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