The number of business closures have risen since the Brexit vote, according to Quarter 3 insolvency statistics released by the HMRC. Business insolvencies are up by 2.2% and voluntary liquidations are up by 5.5%,. Simon Underwood, partner and business recovery specialist at Menzies said “Currency fluctuations and the challenging UK financial market have left many…
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Three-in-four UK businesses (74%) say they have yet to feel any financial impact – positive or negative – from the 23rd of June vote to leave the EU, according to new research by the insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3. However, 16% of all businesses, equivalent to 283,000 businesses, say the vote has already had…
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Continued declining confidence in the manufacturing sector is the driving force behind three successive quarterly falls in overall economic confidence, according to the latest barometer from the credit services sector. Manufacturing closed down 2.3 points to 54.9 in Q3’s results from the Credit Managers’ Index which is run by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). This is the…
Read moreThe number of debt judgments against businesses in England and Wales in the third quarter of 2016 fell for the seventh consecutive year, according to figures released by Registry Trust. Registry Trust is the non-profit organisation which collects judgment information from jurisdictions across the British Isles and Ireland. In England and Wales, it operates the…
Read moreThe Chartered Institute of Credit Managers (CICM) has issued a warning following publication of responses to the Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework. The publication has prompted fears from the credit community that failing businesses may now be disproportionately protected at the expense of their creditors. Philip King, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit…
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Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette on the following: 09247972 LIMITED 2012 ADVOCATES LIMITED 21ST CENTURY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED A & D ROBINSON INVESTMENTS LIMITED A & S GLAZING SERVICES LIMITED A.C.E.E.I LTD A.M. CONTRACTORS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED AARON ENGINEERING LIMITED AB SOUTH CONSTRUCTION LTD ABBEYLANDS TRANSPORT LIMITED ABBFAB ENGINEERING LIMITED ACCOUNTING…
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Appointment of Administrators Notices – October 2016 Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 3 C’S LOGISTICS LIMITED AFOD LIMITED AIC STEEL LIMITED AKULA FURNITURE LIMITED AMF SYSTEMS LTD ANDEVA UNDERWRITING AGENCY LIMITED ANDREW PAGE LIMITED ASCOT CABLE LTD ATRUL REALISATIONS LIMITED AUM CARE LIMITED BANK CHARGE REFUNDS LIMITED…
Read moreNew proposals made by HMRC risk innocent businesses that unknowingly get caught up in VAT frauds being heavily fined, says UHY Hacker Young. HMRC plans to fine businesses up to 30% of the VAT due, and to ‘name and shame’ them for trading with companies that commit VAT fraud, even if they were unaware of…
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A new government scheme to help small businesses turned down for loans find alternative means of finance launches today (1st November). Under the Government’s bank referral scheme, RBS, Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays, Santander, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank, Bank of Ireland, Danske Bank and First Trust Bank will be obliged to offer to pass on details of…
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Research by Opus Restructuring has revealed that administration business rescue procedures are ineffective in over two thirds of cases. Using data and analytics supplied by Company Watch, Opus reviewed the outcomes of 4,581 Administration cases in England & Wales which started in the past five years. Almost 2,000 of the Administrations remain in progress. Out of the…
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ThinCats has appointed Damon Walford as its new Chief Development Officer. Walford will work alongside ThinCats CEO John Mould to help grow ThinCats’ existing business and capitalise on new opportunities, with a particular focus on originating loans and widening the platform’s network of sponsors across the UK. He has more than 20 years’ experience working…
Read moreAdam Tyler the Chief Executive of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), is to stand down after 11 years. An NACFB statement said “When Tyler arrived, the Association was run from a small office above a Gift Shop in Exeter with one member of staff looking after 400 members and 48 Patrons. Over the…
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The Insolvency has published the latest Insolvency statistics between July & September. The key finding from the statistics was that total company insolvencies were slightly higher than the previous quarter and also increased on the year. The trend for the past year has been broadly flat. Andrew Tate, president of insolvency and restructuring trade body…
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