Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The number and total value of small claims judgments in Northern Ireland dropped in 2018 compared to the previous year, but still show a marked increase on 2016’s record lows. There were 8,021 small claims judgments in 2018, eight percent fewer than in the previous year. The total value dropped by 13 percent to £17.1million,…
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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 total value of decrees against Scottish businesses rose in 2018 compared to the previous year. But the total value of decrees against companies – the generally larger incorporated businesses – dropped to the lowest annual figure on record, according to figures released by Registry Trust. There were 3,057 decrees issued against businesses in Scotland during…
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The Treasury Committee launches a new inquiry into Business Rates to scrutinise how Government policy has impacted business. The Committee examines how Business Rates policy has changed, including Business Rates retention, alternatives to property-based taxes, such as the proposed digital services tax, and how changes to Business Rates could impact businesses. Commenting on the launch…
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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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Latest 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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Scotland’s largest non-domestic water supplier, Business Stream, has bought the customer base of its competitors Yorkshire Water Business Services (YWBS) and Three-Sixty, both part of the Kelda Group, doubling its market share and cementing its position as one of the top three retailers in the UK water market. The acquisition which will take effect this…
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Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) today released official statistics reporting personal and company insolvencies in Scotland for the third quarter (October to December 2018) of 2018-19. Scottish corporate insolvencies were up slightly on the same period a year ago with 209 recorded for the third quarter this year, eight more than the same quarter in 2017-18.…
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Local authorities from across the UK will next month come together to discuss ways of transforming their debt collection practices. Credit management firm Intrum UK and its joint venture partner Hammersmith & Fulham Council have launched an ethical debt collection conference to drive change in council collections after a series of reports suggested the public…
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Strengthening the Prompt Payment Code, adopting Project Bank Accounts, and assigning Non-Executive Directors for the supply chain, are vital reforms needed to protect small suppliers against another Carillion payment practices scandal. One year on from the collapse of the construction giant, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is urging the Government to implement a three…
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A new industry careers site for the credit industry and collections industry has been launched by Credit Connect Media. The website is a careers platform which aims to connect the UK’s top credit and collections industry talent with the best career options. Credit-connection.co.uk is an industry careers website sharing the latest job vacancies and a training course…
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Bailiffs are not being held to account when they break the rules because the complaints system is complicated and intimidating, according to new research from Citizens Advice. Figures obtained by Citizens Advice from the Ministry of Justice show just 56 complaints were made through a court-based process introduced as part of the bailiff reforms in…
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Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 4SQUARE CLOTHING LTD 60-61 EVERSFIELD PLACE LLP A-Z ACCESSORIES LTD A.M.I.SYSTEMS LTD A1 PLASTICS WINDOWS AND DOORS LTD ABBEY GATE ELECTRICAL LTD ACCALAIDE LTD ACE-BEV LTD ACTIVE LIFE GROUP LTD ACTIVE STORAGE TYSELEY LTD AGE GRACEFULLY LTD AH…
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