Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB) has published Scotland’s latest Insolvency figures. The number of Scottish registered companies becoming insolvent or entering receivership decreased in the fourth quarter of 2016-17, with 155 companies becoming insolvent compared with 230 in 2015-16 Q4. The number of members’ voluntary liquidations (solvent liquidations) decreased from 358 to 119 over the same period.…
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Duff & Phelps has appointed Allan Graham as Managing Director of its Restructuring Advisory practice. Graham will focus on Duff & Phelps’ mid-market restructuring and insolvency cases nationwide. Graham joins Duff & Phelps from KPMG, where his 27-year career included 19 years as a Restructuring partner. Having been based in the Midlands for half of…
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Adrian Hyde, a Partner at CVR Global LLP, has been appointed as the new president of R3. Throughout his career, Hyde has worked on a wide range of insolvency matters, primarily focussed on contentious insolvency, tackling crime, and fraud related cases, along with overseas issues at offshore jurisdictions and business centres. Prior to joining CVR,…
Read moreShulmans has announced it is strengthening its business recovery and insolvency team with a new appointment and an internal promotion. Lucy Clark, who join the company in 2013, has now been promoted to Associate. Lucy has specific expertise in investigatory work and asset realisation in complex bankruptcies, in addition to extensive knowledge of all matters…
Read moreThe Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has appointed Ruth Duncan as its new President. Ruth takes office with immediate effect and serves as the Association’s figurehead and Chair of its board of directors for the next twelve months. Ruth, launched RNF Business Advisory (which has offices in Maidstone and London) in 2013, with more than 30…
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Liquidation notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: (BE)SPOKE DERBY LTD 189 PICCADILLY LTD 1DS SOLUTIONS LTD 1GAS & POWER LTD 2GEN MOTORS LTD 3X3 SOLUTIONS LTD 4 COUNTIES FARM SERVICES LTD 434 THE PLEDWICK WELL INN LTD 52N RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LTD 63 DEGREES LTD 7074 LTD A &…
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Winding up Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 4FRONT CLEANING LTD A & D HOMES LTD A & R HEATING & PLUMBING LTD A M GAS SERVICES AARON WEBSTER LTD ABSOLUTE HOME TEXTILES LTD ACTIONWAY LTD AE SYSTEMS LTD AERIAL CREATIONS LTD AGILE CONVEYANCING SEARCHES LTD AGP STEEL…
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Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 19 – 20 POLAND STREET LLP 1ST CLASS LEGAL (IS) LTD 4ENERGY LTD 99P STORES LTD A. JONES & SONS LTD ABSOLUTE HOME TEXTILES LTD ADRIAN PHILLIPS PROJECTS LTD AFC ANODISING & POWDER COATING LTD AGENT PROVOCATEUR LTD ALBURY PARK MANSION…
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Restructuring and advisory work is an increasingly important focus for professionals who advise insolvent businesses, according to a survey by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. A large majority (68%) of respondents said that demand for advisory work had increased in recent years, with over half saying this is because awareness of business rescue options has…
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Duff & Phelps has announced that Michael Bills has been promoted to a Managing Director in its London office as part of the Restructuring Advisory practice following two successful secondments to leading Asset Based Lending institutions. Bills specialises in providing strategic financial advice and planning to borrowers and lenders with ABL facilities. This advisory work…
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Changes to corporation tax loss relief included in the Budget Red Book could damage UK business rescue, warns insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The 2017 Budget was a missed opportunity to amend the reforms, which were first proposed in last year’s Budget and are due to come in on the 1st of April 2017. The…
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With £820million of new anti-tax avoidance measures announced in today’s Budget, Andrew Tate, president of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, says: The government needs to think more carefully about the impact its anti-tax avoidance tools have on those individuals affected. Tackling the abuse of the tax system is needed, but efforts to do so should…
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Winding up Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 02 ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD 10100442 LTD 1ST ALERT STEEL LTD A.J.’S COSTCUTTER LTD ABI BUSINESS SERVICES LTD ABUILDERS LTD AGL AVIATION LTD AGNI WHOLESALE LTD AGP STEEL STRUCTURES LTD AIS (MARINE) 2 LTD ALE WEB LTD ALLANSONS LAW LTD ALTERDERMA…
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