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Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 786 MAGAN CAREHOMES PRIVATE LTD A1 ALPHA PROPERTIES (LEICESTER) LTD ACROBAT CARBON SERVICES LTD AIRHOP LTD ALDD LTD ALFORM EXTRUSIONS LTD ALL LIQUID DRINKS DISPENSE LTD AREMCO INDUSTRIES LTD ASTRACAST INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD ATTERBURY UK LTD AVARA AVLON PHARMA SERVICES LTD…
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Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 008 IMPORTS LTD 3 AD 3 LTD 7 WIRE ELECTRICAL LTD ABACUS MICRO LTD ABOUT THE HOUSE ROOFING LTD ACTIVE DEMOLITION SERVICES LTD ADN TRANSPORT LTD AFFILIATETRACTION UK LTD ALBERO BUILDERS LTD ALLSCAFF (SW) LTD ANOTECH (LEICESTER) LTD…
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There was an almost 30 percent increase in the number of adverse county court judgments against incorporated businesses in England and Wales in 2018, according to figures released by Registry Trust. The number of CCJs against incorporated businesses was up by 27 percent at 93,534, though this was counterbalanced by a fall in judgments against…
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Ahead of the Spring Statement next month, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has announced a ‘Fair Pay, Fair Play ‘ campaign as it calls on Government to enlist the help of Non-Executive Directors to help strengthen payment enforcement and adopt Project Bank Accounts in public procurement, as three key reforms that will help end the…
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Net lending to SMEs shrank to £500m last year, compared with £700m in 2017, according to a new report by the British Business Bank. The study also reveals a dramatic slowdown in the growth of alternative forms of funding, including peer-to-peer lending and asset finance. Lending through peer-to-peer platforms rose by 18% last year, compared…
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New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that asset finance new business (primarily leasing and hire purchase) grew in December by 7% compared with the same month in 2017, and by 5% in Q4 2018 as a whole. The plant and machinery finance and commercial vehicle finance sectors reported new business…
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The number of restaurants in Scotland going insolvent last year increased by 86.3% according to new analysis of the sector by accountants and business advisers firm French Duncan. The firm has analysed official Insolvency Service statistics and found that annual restaurant failures increased from 73 in 2017 to 136 in 2018 which is equivalent to…
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Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 247 LOGISTICS LTD 2M PRINT LTD 4SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT UK LTD 7DIGITAL TRADING LTD 88 75 LTD A D REMOVALS (WIGAN) LTD A. LYTHE BUTCHERS LTD ABBEY CONSTRUCTION DESIGN & BUILD LTD ABC LEGAL LTD ACCESS CORPORATE LTD…
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Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 6TH GEAR EXPERIENCE LTD AL UMMAH LTD ALUMINIUM R.W. SUPPLIES LTD AMSPHERE LTD APPLE PANELS LTD APPLEGARTH DENE LTD ARDOR BIOMASS LTD ARDOR ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD ARJO WIGGINS FINE PAPERS LTD ARJOBEX LTD ARJOWIGGINS CHARTHAM LTD ARJOWIGGINS SOURCING LTD AW UK…
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The total number of judgments in 2018 against Irish businesses is at a record low, with business debt down 15 percent on last year. For the seventh consecutive year, the number of business judgments issued declined; 575 judgments were registered in 2018, a record low. Compared to 2017, the total value of business judgments fell…
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The number of businesses in ‘significant’ financial distress now stands at 481,000, leaping by 15,000 during Q4 2018, after a winter of uncertainty, according to the latest Red Flag Alert research from Begbies Traynor. The hardest hit sector was real estate and property, which not only saw a 7% (3,134) increase in the number of…
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Graydon, a provider of business data, insights, analytics and data-solutions has announced that the business is to launch in Ireland. Graydon has appointed Jonathan Cushley to spearhead its strategic growth in Ireland, where he will be focused primarily on Graydon’s innovative new onboarding platform, an AI-based, turnkey solution that simplifies credit, fraud and compliance processes…
Read moreLatest figures from the Insolvency Service for Northern Ireland show that there were 73 company insolvencies between October and December. 34 were compulsory liquidations while 26 were creditors’ voluntary liquidations. There were also eight administrations and five company voluntary arrangements. That total of 73 was 19.8 percent lower than the same quarter in 2017 and…
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