INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Winding Up Petitions – August 2017

5th September 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Winding up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 4WORLD DESIGNS LTD A & D TRANSPORT LTD ACCOUNT CONTRACTORS LTD ACKROYD STREET WORKING MENS CLUB AGM DEVELOPMENTS (CARLIOL) LTD AGRA LTD AKA CONSTRUCTION LTD ALAN EDWARDS LLP ALLAN LORD ELECTRICAL LTD ALLECO LTD ANZ GENERAL SERVICES LTD…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Appointment of Administrators – August 2017

5th September 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: A.R.G. ELECTRODESIGN LTD ACE RECYCLING GROUP CIC AGHOCO 1087 LTD AMBA DEFENCE CONTROL LTD AMBA DEFENCE LTD AMBA DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY LTD ANDROMEDA TRADING LTD ASA RESOURCE GROUP PLC AUTOMA LTD AXHOLME CAR CO LTD B C BARTON LTD BEADWORKS UK LTD…

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Manufacturing firms in Northern Ireland have lower risk of insolvency than rest of UK

4th September 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector has the lowest rate of firms at a higher than normal risk of insolvency of anywhere in the UK, according to the latest research by R3. In August less than one in five (19 per cent) of the North’s manufacturing businesses were considered at higher than normal risk of becoming insolvent…

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Ferguson Litigation Funding hires new Client Care Specialist 

4th September 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Ferguson Litigation Funding (FLF) has announced that is has hired business development and client care specialist Paul Cooklin, joining from litigation funder Manolete Partners, where he was chief operating officer. Cooklin has worked in the legal profession since 1984 and has extensive knowledge of the domestic and international commercial and business law sector. Cooklin joins from litigation…

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Cheque Centre enters administration

4th September 2017 Consumer Collections |

Short term lender, Cheque Centre has gone into administration. The firm once had more than 300 high street branches but last year closed its remaining outlets to focus on trading over the internet under the Square Today brand. FRP Advisory have been appointed administrators. FRP Advisory said the shift in business strategy left Cheque Centre with…

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Buy As You View enters administration

4th September 2017 Consumer Collections |

Home credit specialist Buy As You View(BAYV) has entered administration. Buy As You View, owned by Dunraven Finance, has made 41 job losses with another 226 jobs are at risk. Buy As You View, has 40,000 customers across the UK. EY confirmed it had been appointed by Buy As You View as administrators. EY said…

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Government adopts ‘encouraging’ approach to post-Brexit cross-border insolvencies

23rd August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

The government has published its position paper on post-Brexit civil judicial cooperation which states that the government will seek a post-Brexit agreement which “reflects closely the substantive principles of cooperation under the current EU framework. Commenting on the paper Adrian Hyde, President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, said “The UK’s insolvency and restructuring profession…

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Insolvency Service appoints new board members

11th August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

The Insolvency Service has announced it has appointed three new non-executive directors. Richard Oirschot, Mary Chapman and William Trower QC have joined the Board which is responsible for the strategic leadership of the agency. Richard Oirschot is an experienced board director with a background in corporate recovery. He is a member of the Institute for…

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Debt falls for Scottish small businesses

9th August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses reached a record low during the first six months of the year, according to figures released by the Registry Trust. There were 1,198 debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses in the first half of 2017, down a third on the previous year and the lowest on…

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Late payments challenge for medium sized Businesses

8th August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Late payments are an even bigger challenge for those medium-sized companies, with 94% of businesses employing over 50 people reporting that the issue is causing cashflow problems for them according to new figures from Ultimate Finance. In partnership with BDRC Continental, Ultimate Finance conducted research into the impact of late payments on the SME sector.…

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Former Chief Bankruptcy Registrar to join Moon Beever

7th August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Former Chief Bankruptcy Registrar, Stephen Baister, will join Moon Beever solicitors in November. Baister is a highly-respected figure in the insolvency industry. A former solicitor and insolvency practitioner, he practised as a litigator specialising in insolvency and financial litigation, much of it for German clients. He was appointed as a Bankruptcy Registrar of the High Court in…

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LIQUIDATION NOTICES: Meeting of Creditors – July 2017

2nd August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Liquidation notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 5 ON THE CORNER LTD A LULLI BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENTS LTD A. AND. C. WINDOWS (ROTHERHAM) LTD A. H. HALES (PLUMBING AND HEATING ENGINEERS) LTD AAGAARD-HANLEY LTD ABEL OF HERTFORD LETTINGS LTD ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ANGELS LTD ADAM SIMMONDS LTD AJ SWORDS…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Winding Up Petitions – July 2017

2nd August 2017 Commercial Credit Management |

Winding up Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 34W LTD 360PRECISION LTD 365 (2012) LTD A 2 DELICIOUS LTD A&J WATER TREATMENT LTD AAA DRIVEWISE CONTRACTS LTD AALBORG PLACE LLP AB RESTAURANTS LTD ABEL OF HERTFORD LETTINGS LTD ACORN DEVELOPMENTS (KENDAL) LTD ADASTRA PUB COMPANY LTD ADVANCE EMPLOYABILITY…

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