Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Changes to the insolvency law will give businesses flexibility according to Duff & Phelps which also says that the new measures will provide options for businesses in difficulty as Britain exits lockdown. Introduced on 20 May 2020, the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill the company says that the legislation is a welcome development that will…
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British retail sales plummeted by a record amount in April as many stores closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the number of goods sold fell by 18.1% last month. Clothing sales also halved as many High Street shops were shut under the lockdown measures introduced by the…
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Travel agencies and tour operators are the worst hit of all major industries by the coronavirus crisis, with turnover of the sector in the UK falling 56% from £2.6 billion in March 2019 to just £1.2 billion in March 2020. Research by UHY Hacker Young has shown that the lockdown has already hit the prime…
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The Government has introduced the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill in Parliament, which will put in place a series of measures to amend insolvency and company law to support business and to address the challenges resulting from the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19). The Bill consists of 6 insolvency measures and 2 corporate governance measures. The…
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One in ten retailers is facing imminent collapse as the economic damage of the pandemic begins to accumulate according to findings of the Opinium-Cebr Business Distress Tracker. Anticipated business recovery time increases to 28 weeks, suggesting the longer lockdown persists, the longer it will take to rebuild Despite this, more than two-fifths of businesses (41%) report…
Read moreScottish football clubs are being pushed to ‘brink of insolvency’ by coronavirus crisis despite good management and prior health according to a new report by Begbies Traynor. The report says that Scottish football club finances had gained unprecedented stability by the end of March this year, with none of the 42 professional clubs in Scotland…
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Petitions to wind up restaurants increased by 165% last year with another surge expected once lockdown ends according to research by UHY Hacker Young. The research shows that the number of petitions to wind up restaurants over unpaid bills has jumped to 53 so far this year, up 165% from 20 in the same period…
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The Insolvency Service has published its latest business insolvency statistics which have revealed that the overall numbers of business insolvencies dropped in the days immediately after the UK lockdown was applied. The short term effects of the lockdown show that during the first three weeks of March, prior to the UK lockdown on the 23rd…
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The Accountant in Bankruptcy, Scotland’s Insolvency Service that administers company insolvencies in Scotland has published its statistics for April 2020 which indicated that there were 46 total company insolvencies last month. The figures were a fall of 55% in comparison to April 2019. The insolvencies comprised o 24 CVLs, 17 compulsory liquidations 4 administrations and…
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed that almost half of UK businesses are concerned that they will run out of cash in less than six months. The survey of over 5,000 firms found that a quarter (24%) said they were unsure about their level of reserves. Some 4% reported having no…
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A majority of football clubs now face unprecedented financial distress in wake of coronavirus pandemic. Football club finances were continuing to grow in stability by March this year, with only five clubs in financial distress across the 71 clubs that make up the English Football League (EFL) since Bury FC’s expulsion in August 2019, according…
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The British Retail Consortium (BRC) says that there has been a record decline in retail sales as the lockdown bite hits businesses hard. On a Total basis, sales decreased by 19.1% in April, against an increase of 2.4% in April 2019. This is the worst decline recorded since the BRC monitor began in January 1995,…
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High-cost short term lender Nextcredit has entered administration. The company had around 9,000 customers. Based in Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, the company was incorporated in 2011 with the aim of providing high cost short term credit to individuals. In 2017, the business model was realigned, with a revised focus on an alternative consumer retail lending market.…
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