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Road To Recovery

Evaluate and Plan We are going through unprecedented times where uncertainty and not being able to go about our normal ways of lives is a ne...

By Parker Andrews

Coronavirus – What Support is Available to Businesses?

It’s already clear that the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak will be felt long after the pandemic has passed, with the UK gover...

By Parker Andrews

How to Take Control of Your Cash Flow

Cash flow is money flowing into and out of your business. It can be affected by a range of factors – not all of which, unfortunately, are ...

Three Common Questions Asked by Directors of Insolvent Companies

Am I automatically banned from being a director of another company? No. There is no automatic ban on the director of an insolvent company ta...

By David Perkins

The Potential Pitfalls of Personal Insolvency and How to Avoid Them

Why is personal insolvency such an important issue? We have focused in recent months on (hopefully!) providing useful hints and tips in resp...

By David Perkins

Why is voluntary insolvency generally preferable to compulsory?

We are sometimes contacted by directors who have received letters advising of an application or proposed application to court (also known as...

By David Perkins

Can you re-use a company’s name when it has gone into liquidation?

Well the answer is yes and no! There is an automatic ban on directors/management re-using a company’s name or a name so similar as to sugg...

By David Perkins

A Word of Caution Regarding Dividends

As we all know, dividends can only be paid to a company’s shareholders when there are sufficient distributable reserves available for paym...

By David Perkins

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Benefits of Solvent Liquidation

We feel that most of you will already be familiar with the contents of this article so we won’t labour the points however we do think it i...

By David Perkins

How Early Consultation with an Insolvency Practitioner can Facilitate Business Rescue

As Insolvency Practitioners, we do rather have the reputation of being the ‘undertakers’ of the financial world. Clients can perceive co...

By David Perkins

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How Getting Your Finances in Order is Like Training for a Marathon

As some of you may know, I’ll be running the London Marathon for Shelter this weekend, and with the big day nearly upon me, I thought I’...

By Parker Andrews

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Lasting Effects of IVAs on Personal Finance

The term IVA, or Individual Voluntary Arrangement, refers to a legally binding agreement between an individual and their creditors in satisf...

By Parker Andrews