Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has outlined additional government support to provide certainty to businesses and workers impacted by coronavirus across the UK. Delivering a speech in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures that will continue to protect jobs and help businesses through the uncertain months ahead as we continue to tackle the spread of…
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The ICAEW has called for the government to reduce the business rates multiplier, in its response to the first stage of HM Treasury’s review of business rates. The ICAEW says that the Government must act swiftly to help struggling companies by reducing business rates after the holiday in some sectors. ICAEW’s call followed the end…
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Over £100 billion in support from banks and the government has been received by UK firms through coronavirus stimulus initiatives, with lenders distributing more than £58 billion and companies claiming £39.3 billion under the furlough schem. Figures from HM Treasury published today reveal that UK lenders have supported over 1.33 million businesses across the country…
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry, has responded to Boris Johnson’s speech in the Commons in which he outlined fresh restrictions for businesses in England as the pandemic figures for COVID-19 grow into a potential second wave. Cherry said, “We’ve already suffered from six months of disruption linked to this virus,…
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Trade body UKHospitality has said 900,000 jobs would be at risk if the sector was forced to close again without financial support. The trade body has called on the Government to offer a sector-specific package of employment support that helps businesses retain valuable workers. Giving evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, Chief…
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The Government has announced that Companies House will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, with directors unable to be appointed until their identity has been verified. The changes aim to increase the reliability of the data showing who is behind each company so that businesses have greater assurance when they are…
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UK firms have racked up around £70 billion worth of unsustainable debt, according to a new report from The City UK, with more than £20 billion of that coming from government-backed coronavirus loan schemes. TheCityUK’s Recapitalisation Group (RCG), supported by EY, has published updated projections for levels of unsustainable debt faced by SMEs. The report…
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it has extended support to prevent business evictions until the end of 2020. The new measures mean that businesses will be protected from the threat of eviction until the end of year, providing commercial tenants with greater security and protecting vital jobs, The…
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RSM’s UK Brexit Stress Index nudged up for the first time since the early days of the Covid-19 lockdown, ushering in the first signs in nearly seven months that the risk of no-deal trade talks with the EU is generating increased nervousness within business. This week the pound also saw its worst performing week against…
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A study by Onward has found that around 20% of British businesses are only making enough profit to cover their debt interest payments. High levels of corporate debt built up by companies during the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 4.3% of firms into technical insolvency, the report estimates. In the new research paper titled ‘Paying it…
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The process for companies that have applied to be struck off the Companies House register has now resumed (from Thursday 10th September 2020) following changes to temporary measures announced in April 2020. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Companies House paused all strike off activity to relieve the burden on businesses and to protect creditors…
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The Institute of Directors is has called for an extension to emergency insolvency measures to prevent company collapses and job losses. Under normal circumstances, directors have a strict duty to cease trading if their company is facing insolvency and may face financial or legal liabilities if they seek finance instead of doing so. In June,…
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Over half (54%) of businesses who had not permanently ceased trading said they were owed outstanding invoice payments according to the latest results from the Business Impact of Coronavirus [COVID-19] Survey (Bics), published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). One in ten businesses reported being at moderate (9%) or severe (1%) risk of insolvency,…
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