Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) Chief Executive has issued a warning that payment holidays could be simply delaying a business’ collapse, following research that found that a third (34%) of credit managers have been asked to renegotiate or ditch existing payment terms The CICM says that payment holidays and time to pay, while easing…
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A survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has found that 62% of businesses have only enough cash to keep operating for the next three months, while 18% said they had sufficient capital to cover their outlay for only a month. The survey found that companies were planning to put large numbers of workers…
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The Institute of Directors (IOD) has called for help for companies and entrepreneurs currently ‘falling through the cracks’ of government support, as new figures underline the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on firms. In a survey of over 700 business leaders conducted following the Government’s announcement of a job retention scheme, seven out of ten…
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The three major credit reference agencies (CRAs), Experian, Equifax and TransUnion have confirmed that consumer credit scores will be protected when people have agreed ‘payment holidays’ in place as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Payment holidays refer to a pause agreed between an individual and their lender on regular loan payments. Earlier this month…
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The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is calling on the government and large employers to take stronger action on payment of suppliers on time, to help support small and medium-sized businesses during the ongoing Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Following the actions of large employers such as Morrisons, which is paying all its small suppliers immediately rather…
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The HM Revenue & Customs ‘Time To Pay’ (TTP) support has been welcomed by Duff & Phelps. The company says that the growing scale of economic disruption amid volatility in financial markets as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) means that urgent steps are required to restore business confidence. As a result, businesses should welcome…
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Struggling companies undergoing a rescue or restructure process will be allowed to continue trading, giving them breathing space to avoid insolvency. New government measures mean that the change involves temporarily suspending wrongful trading provisions retrospectively from 1st March for three months for company directors so they can keep their businesses going without the threat of…
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Dun & Bradstreet has published its country insight report into the United Kingdom, which looks at the adverse effects of the coronavirus on the country’s business environment. The report has downgraded the UK’s country risk rating by two quartiles to DB3b (a new all-time low) as the coronavirus pandemic continues to adversely impact opportunities for…
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The Government has announced a raft of new measures for self-employed workers. These included: Self-employed people will be able to apply for a grant worth 80% of their average monthly profits over the last three years, up to £2,500 a month. At least half their income needs to have come from self-employment as registered on…
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Businesses will be given an additional three months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. The joint initiative between the government and Companies House will mean businesses can prioritise managing the impact of Coronavirus. There are approximately 4.3 million businesses on the Companies…
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) is calling for emergency insolvency measures to prevent widespread company collapses. Under current laws, the board of directors has a strict duty to cease trading if the company is facing insolvency, and may face personal financial or legal liabilities at a later date if they seek finance instead of doing…
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UK small business’ previous positivity about their future performance is being overshadowed by stress, anxiety and sleepless nights over access to finance according to research from fintech specialist, Liberis. While an encouraging 61% of small businesses in the UK questioned before the Coronavirus outbreak were confident of success in 2021 and beyond, mental health and…
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With coronavirus already affecting businesses, new research from Nucleus Commercial Finance reveals that prior to the virus having an impact, nearly half of SMEs (47%) predicted their finances would keep them running for a month if they were suddenly and unexpectedly unable to trade. This means that 2.67m small businesses may already be struggling with…
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