Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Credit broker specialist firm Loan Link Limited has appointed liquidators. Loan Link was based in Cardiff with it’s main activities were brokering loans and arrears management services for its parent company Nemo Personal Finance. Principality Building Society acquired Loan Link Limited and formed second charge lender Nemo Personal Finance in 2004. In February 2015, second charge lender…
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Winding up Petitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: A-CLASS GENERAL BUILDERS LTD ABBEYGATE ROOFING LTD ACE AIR CONDITIONING EXPRESS LTD ADMIRAL LAND & ESTATES LTD AEGIS ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD ALPHA 1 SECURITY SERVICES (G.B) LTD ALPHABET CITY TRADING LTD BRITISH RAILWAYS NORTHAMPTON (L.M.R.) SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB BROMSHIRE…
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Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: A & R ELECTRICAL AND SOLAR SUPPLIES LTD A-BELCO PROPERTY LTD ACQUISITION 3953278 LTD ACQUISITION 3957865 LTD ADAMS ADVERTISING & DESIGN LTD ALPHACARE NW LTD APPIANGATE LTD B D MANTELS LTD BARKER BROOKS MEDIA LTD BB UK OPERATIONS LTD BLUCHIE LTD…
Read moreAn overwhelming majority of insolvency and restructuring experts believe the UK’s decision to leave the EU will lead to a rise in corporate insolvencies in the next year, and that the referendum result has already hurt businesses’ finances, according to a survey of its membership by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. 72% of those…
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139,000 businesses in the UK are only paying the interest on their debt and not repaying the debt itself, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The number of businesses in this position – equivalent to 8% of all UK businesses – has returned to levels more in line with previous years…
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More than 5000 restaurant companies are at risk of insolvency as a result of the Brexit vote and business cost increases. A total of 5,570 restaurant companies have at least a 30% chance of going insolvent within the next three years according to Moore Stephens. Higher costs and stagnating incomes have put a strain on businesses, and…
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Scottish laws on insolvency have been brought together for the first time in a generation as the new Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force. The Act captures all of the amendments made to the primary legislation governing bankruptcy in Scotland, the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985, including the wide-ranging reforms introduced in April 2015 through…
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Administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 07200375 LIMITED 36 ST. JOHN’S WOOD ROAD LTD A-BELCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED A-BELCO LIMITED A. T. R. MEDIA LTD ADNAMS BIO ENERGY LIMITED ALDERDALE FIXING SYSTEMS LIMITED ALISON’S COFFEE SHOPS LIMITED AMERICAN APPAREL (CARNABY) LIMITED AMERICAN APPAREL (UK) LIMITED ARLEY HOMES NORTH…
Read morePetitions have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 09232330 LIMITED 09247724 LIMITED 1ST RESET LIMITED 2 BRIDGE STREET LIMITED 519 CONSULTANCY LIMITED A A COM LIMITED A S HANUSCHI SERVICES LTD A1 COMMERCE HOLDINGS LIMITED AB CARRIAGE LIMITED ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTER LTD ADVISORY SERVICES LONDON LIMITED AFFECTIVE LOGIC LIMITED…
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Over half of UK subcontractors believe they must accept the terms of contracts with large construction firms, or face the risk of losing future business, according to new research from specialist funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). Findings of the Subcontracting Growth survey show that the majority of firms (55%) do not believe they can influence…
Read moreInsolvency Office statistics reveal that the company liquidation rate in England and Wales is at its lowest level since records began in 1984 and that there has been a continuous downward trend in the rate since 2011. In the 12 months to the end of September 2016, 0.41% of active companies (about one in 244)…
Read moreKPMG has announced that it has appointed three senior heads to jointly lead its global Restructuring practice. Current Interim Global Head of Restructuring Richard Heis will now lead KPMG’s Global Insolvency practice, while Angel Martin has been named Global Head of Financial Restructuring. Completing the trio of appointments, Mark Raddan has been appointed Global Head of…
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The European Commission’s new Directive on corporate insolvency reform is a welcome step towards improving business rescue procedures across Europe, says insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. R3 adds that the UK’s world-class insolvency and restructuring regime already meets many of the standards in the new Directive, while the government is currently carrying out its own…
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