European businesses facing unparalleled uncertainty

16th July 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The Covid-19 pandemic crisis is affecting the European payments landscape with businesses facing unparalleled uncertainty according to late insight research by European credit management specialist Intrum. The report indicates sharp drops in GDP across Europe are now pushing down revenues for businesses, restricting cash flow while increasing pressure on businesses to manage their cash and…

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Call for urgent Government action as research highlights 1.4m jobs risk

15th July 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

British businesses have called for urgent Government action to support a technology-led recovery, as a new report from Sage reveals that 1.4 million SME jobs are at risk. The research revealed that 62% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have made or are planning to make redundancies following the Covid-19 pandemic. This equates to 1.4…

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Business Insolvencies decrease in June

14th July 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The overall number of company insolvencies in England and Wales decreased by 50% in June 2020, when compared to the same month last year. This was primarily driven by a decrease in the numbers of CVLs and compulsory liquidations which fell by 45% and 78% respectively. Additionally, there was a 60% decrease in the numbers…

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Scottish Business Insolvencies decrease by a third

14th July 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that business insolvencies decreased in Scotland  in June 2020 Company insolvencies decreased by one-third when compared with the same month last year (June 2019. Figures from the  Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), Scotland’s Insolvency Service, administers company liquidations and receiverships in Scotland show there was 46 company…

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Northern Ireland personal insolvencies rise

14th July 2020 Consumer Collections |

The latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that personal insolvencies increased in Northern Ireland during June 2020. The figures show that there were 272 individual insolvencies in Northern Ireland, up 42% from June 2019; this consisted of 242 IVAs, 24 DROs and six bankruptcies. The increase in individual insolvencies was driven by delayed…

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Leonard Curtis appoints Business Rescue and Recovery Director

13th July 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Leonard Curtis has made a senior hire to its Manchester team with the appointment of Hilary Pascoe as Director. Pascoe joins the Business Rescue and Recovery division and is based at Riverside House, in the city – one of the company’s 19-strong office network that spans the UK and Channel Islands. Her arrival at the…

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Rise in corporate insolvencies expected

Members of the insolvency and restructuring professional trade body R3 expect corporate insolvency numbers to increase over the next year. More than half (56.1%) of the respondents to R3’s member survey who work in corporate insolvency said they expected corporate insolvency numbers to be significantly higher than in 2019, while 37.6% think they will be…

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Payment holidays impacting creditors

Payment holidays – while supporting some businesses through the current crisis – may be the death knell for those that have offered them according to research by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). The research suggests that of the 83% of firms who had offered a payment holiday, two thirds (66%) said there would…

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Banks preparing for £11bn Bounce Back Loans to be written off

UK banks are preparing for up to 40 per cent (circa £11 billion) of loans from the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) to potentially be written off as irrecoverable according to RSM Restructuring Advisory. RSM says that banks are already preparing and building their teams to pursue businesses that default on the BBLS, a scheme…

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Universities face insolvency risk

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis poses a significant financial threat to the UK higher education sector. Universities will experience large income losses from falls in student enrolment, especially of international students, as well as lockdown-related losses of income from student accommodation and conference and catering operations. according to new research by the Institute for Fiscal…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Appointment of Administrators – June 2020

In June the following administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 30 JAMES STREET LTD ACCESSORIZE LTD ADMEDO LTD ADWAIZ LTD AFFINITY CONTRACTS LTD AJS PROPERTIES 2018 LTD ALBION LTD ALPHA MAY DOMICILIARY CARE LTD ANDREW GRANT LTD LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP APTA BIOSCIENCES LTD ATAL CONTRACTING LTD ATHENA…

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LIQUIDATION NOTICES: Creditors Voluntary Winding-Up – June 2020

Creditors Voluntary Winding-Up – Appointment of Liquidators notices have been issued in the London Gazette for the following companies in June. 1ST CALL LETTINGS LTD 1ST CALL RECRUITMENT LTD 3TR LTD A HERITAGE WINDOW CO. LTD A-Z STATIONERS LTD A1 AUTOGLAZE NATIONWIDE LTD A1 HIGHFIELDS ASSOCIATES LTD AARKHAUS LTD AARON & STEPHEN CO LTD ABBEY…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Winding Up Petitions – June 2020

In June, Winding Up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 3XP SOLUTIONS LTD ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION (NORFOLK) LTD ACE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LTD ACTIVE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES LTD ALLIANCE PREMIER LTD ANCHOR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION (R.G.) LTD APS PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LTD ASTON DARBY GROUP LTD B N DIRECT…

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