Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium have shown that shop vacancy rates have stabilised after rising for three years The figures indicate that the rate was 14.5% in the third quarter, the same as the second. While no UK regions saw an increase, the vacancy rate is still at a record high. The proportion…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service has shown that ehe number of businesses in England and Wales that there were 3,765 seasonally adjusted business insolvencies in Quarter3 2021, an increase of 16.7% compared to Q2 2021’s figures of 3,226 and a rise of 43.5% compared to Q3 2020 (2,624). The Insolvency Services says that teh…
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Latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish business insolvences increased by 42% whilst personal insolvences rose by 1% in the latest quarterly figures. Latest business insolvencey figures have shown that there were 34 company insolvencies in Northern Ireland in Q3 2021, an increase of 42% on the same quarter of 2020.…
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The number of business insolvencies (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland rose by 29.4% to 211 in July-September 2021 compared with April-June 2021 (163), and rose by 80.3% compared to July-September 2020 (117) according to latest Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) figures. Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations rose to 179 for July-September 2021 – an increase of 35.6% on the…
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Latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish personal declined and that business insolvencies increased in September when compared to 2020’s figures. In September 2021 there were 11 business insolvencies registered in Northern Ireland, 10% higher than in September 2020 but 69% lower than September 2019. This comprised of one administration, nine…
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Insolvencies in the construction sector could rise as much as 25% in the next six months despite a rebound in orders according to trade credit insurer Atradius. The report found that he sector contracted by 14% in 2020, UK construction output is forecast to rebound by almost 15% in 2021 and grow by more than…
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The UK is set for a significant rise in business failures as firms readjust to life without government Covid-19 pandemic support measures, according to trade credit insurance firm, Euler Hermes. The underwriter forecasts that, compared to pre-Covid levels, UK insolvencies could increase by a total of +32% by the end of 2022, with more than…
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UK business insolvencies are set to rise 33% on pre-pandemic levels, according to new economic research by trade credit insurer Atradius. Contrary to initial expectations, the new Insolvency Forecast reports UK business insolvencies declined 27% in 2020 as a result of fiscal support schemes and anti-bankruptcy measures. As these measures continued in 2021, buffering businesses from…
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A third of small businesses are worried they will not be able to repay Covid loans, according to a poll by EY. The research found that 81% of UK SMEs said they were detrimentally impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with 61% stating that their supply chain was compromised. Over half of companies (58%) reported a decline…
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The UK’s furlough support scheme, introduced in March 2020 and helped pay the wages of 11.6 million workers after Covid-19 forced large parts of the economy to close, is to end today (Thursday 30th September). HMRC figures indicated that at the end of July it was still supporting the incomes of around 1.6 million workers. The…
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New data from the Registry Trust has indicated that 47% of businesses that became insolvent in May and June 2021 had an outstanding county court judgment (CCJ) against them. Whilst 78% of those who became insolvent with an outstanding CCJ had received their first CCJ within the previous 999 days. With the Insolvency Service’s latest…
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Audit accountancy firm Grant Thornton (GT) has been fined £2.34 million after an investigation found ‘serious lack of competence; in its audits of cake chain Patisserie Valerie. The audits carried out in 2015, 2016, and 2017 gave the company a clean bill of health – before it disclosed potential fraud in 2018 and subsequently collapsed,…
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Derby County Football Club (FC) have formally entered into administration after owner Mel Morris failed to find a buyer willing to spend £50 million to clear the club’s debts. Derby will be automatically deducted 12 points under EFL rules, sending them to the bottom of the table but a further points deduction is on the…
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