UHY Hacker Young appoints new Partner

9th September 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

UHY Hacker Young has announced the appointment of Martin Jones as a new Partner in its London audit and assurance team. Laurence Sacker, Managing Partner of UHY Hacker Young, says: “We are delighted to have Martin join the UHY Hacker Young team at our London office. Martin’s specialist knowledge and international experience will be highly valuable…

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Construction firms top Insolvency list in Q1

8th September 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

The construction sector saw the highest number of company insolvencies in the first quarter of the year, despite numbers falling year-on-year, latest data from the Insolvency Service has shown. In total 672 construction firms went bust in England and Wales between January and March, outstripping other sectors such as the ‘wholesale and retail trade; repair…

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Start Up Loans scheme turns almost a third of money lent into bad debt

8th September 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Figures released by the British Business Bank following a Freedom of Information request by the Press Association has found that a third of the public money lent to start up businesses has become bad debt. The Start Up Loans scheme has seen £72.4 million worth of loans written off or fall into default since the programme was launched…

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Missing cheques cost SMEs £550 million a year

6th September 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Research by Barclays Business has found that up to £550 million is lost every year by SMEs forgetting to pay in or losing cheques written to their business. Of those that have lost or forgotten to deposit a cheque, two in five (38%) admit to doing it only on one occasion, however one in five…

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Billions written off by UK businesses each year

23rd August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

http://www.cityam.com/248074/small-businesses-lost-6bn-last-year-not-chasing-bad-debts

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Late Payment and business failure responsible for one in five Insolvencies

22nd August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

A R3 report has found that at least one fifth of UK corporate insolvencies in the past year were caused by late payment or the insolvency of another company. The survey of the insolvency profession reveals that late payment for goods or services was a primary or major cause of 23% of insolvencies in the last…

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Moore Stephens appoint new Partner

18th August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Accountancy firm Moore Stephens has appointed Lee Causer as partner working in its restructuring and insolvency team.  

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1.4 million SMEs write-off debt each year

2nd August 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Research released by Bibby Financial Services suggests that 1.4 million SMEs are forced to write-off debt each year. Findings from Bibby Financial Services’ SME Confidence Tracker report for Quarter 2, undertaken before the EU referendum, show that 27 per cent of SMEs have written-off money in the past year. Across the business population, findings equate to…

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Company Insolvencies decrease: The Insolvency Service

29th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

The latest results Insolvency statistics from The Insolvency Service for Quarter 2 (April to June 2016) reveal that Company Insolvency numbers have gone down. The main findings of the report were: Total company insolvencies were lower than the previous quarter and also decreased on the year This decrease was mainly driven by a decrease in compulsory…

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Accountant in Bankruptcy adds two members to its board

20th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) has appointed Bryan Jackson and Laurie Manson to join AiB as non-executive board members. Both will offer independent professional expertise to the Executive Agency of the Scottish Government. AiB is Scotland’s insolvency service and is responsible for administering the process of personal bankruptcy, the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) and recording corporate…

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Hopes for BHS rescue fade as administrators prepare to shut 20 stores

14th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/15/hopes-for-bhs-rescue-fade-as-administrators-prepare-to-shut-20-stores

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Lowcosttravelgroup collapses blaming Brexit vote

14th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

http://news.sky.com/story/travel-firm-collapses-blaming-brexit-vote-10502946

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Partner added to CVR Global team

12th July 2016 Commercial Credit Management |

Elias Paourou has been promoted from Director to Partner at CVR Global.

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