Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Creditors Voluntary Winding-Up – Appointment of Liquidators notices have been issued in the London Gazette for the following companies: 10 DIGITAL MEDIA LTD 1ST CHOICE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 360 DEGREE BUILDING SERVICES LTD 365 SUPPLY LTD 3A DISTRIBUTION LTD 3G ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 5 STAR INTERNATIONAL FOODS LTD 6P ELECTRICAL DESIGN LTD 7HILLSCCTV LTD A &…
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The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses rose sharply during the first half of 2018, according to the latest figures released by the Registry Trust. There were 1,573 decrees issued against all businesses in Scotland during Q1 and Q2 2018, 31 percent more than during the same period of the previous year. A massive 64…
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The number of business debt judgments registered in the Republic of Ireland has decreased, according to the latest figures released by Registry Trust. A decrease in the volume of business judgments, coupled with a 16 percent drop in the average judgment’s value led to a 39 percent fall in the total value of business judgments. The…
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The number of debt judgments marked as satisfied in Jersey almost halved during the first half of 2018, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. In Q1 and Q2 2018, a total of 895 debt judgments were made, four percent fewer than during the same period last year. Despite falling in number, the total…
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Customer late payment continues to hamper the growth of small subcontractors working in the UK construction sector, according to new research by Bibby Financial Services and the Vinden Partnership. Bibby Financial Services research entitled ‘Subcontracting Growth 2018’, revealed that 60 per cent of subcontractors in the UK had suffered from bad debt in the last 12…
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The Insolvency has published the latest business insolvency figures for England and Wales which indicate that total the underlying number of insolvencies decreased in Q2 2018 but was higher than the same quarter in 2017. The Insolvency Service says this was driven by falls in compulsory liquidations, administrations and underlying creditors’ voluntary liquidations. Corporate insolvencies…
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Iresa, an energy supplier with less than 100,000 domestic customers, has ceased trading. The energy supply of Iresa customers will continue as normal, and their outstanding credit balances protected under Ofgem’s safety net. Ofgem has announced that it will choose a new supplier to take on Iresa’s customers. This supplier will contact these customers individually…
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Recovery firm Andrew Wilson & Co has announced that it will increase the High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEO) team from two to five. Kelly Cookson, 34, Eric Roe, 25 and Joe Hanlon are on course to become three of the youngest High Court Enforcement Officers (HCEO) in the country. High Court Enforcement Officers are authorised by…
Read moreAccountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has released its latest official statistics reporting company insolvencies in Scotland for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018-19 and final statistics for the 2017-18 financial year. The results show that the number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland fell by 5% in Q1 2018-19 (April-June 2018) compared with Q4 2017-18 (January-March 2018),…
Read moreAccording to Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert research for Q2 2018, which monitors the financial health of UK companies, 472,183 businesses were experiencing ‘Significant’ financial distress at the end of June 2018. This is up 9% compared to the same stage last year (Q2 2017: 434,492) but down 1% compared to the previous three months…
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The Lending Standards Board (LSB) and the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs Business Debtline, have published a report that explores the impact of vulnerable circumstances on people who run small businesses. The report draws on insight gathered from LSB registered firms, as well as interviews with money advisers and clients of Business Debtline,…
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Around 17% of companies in Scotland may have suffered a financial hit following the insolvency of a customer, supplier or debtor in the last six months, according to new research from R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. The Scottish figure is lower than the proportion of UK companies reporting a negative effect…
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The number of failures of UK companies has risen 30.0% to 4,827 in the second quarter of the year, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from Creditsafe’s Watchdog Report. The quarterly Watchdog report, which analyses financial data across 12* UK business sectors, showed that high profile high street…
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