The calendar year 2023 gave us the unwelcome statistic of the highest annual figure for business failures on record, as 26,766 companies across the whole UK went into one or other insolvency procedures. Since then, the rolling twelve-month total rose almost uninterrupted until it reached 27,188 in July 2024. The publication of the latest corporate insolvency number of 1,976 for
The old business cliché that ‘Cash is King’ has a dark flip side for businesses. A lack of cash can mark the trigger point for a business’s decline. When cash flow is poor, bills may not be paid on time, meeting payroll becomes an issue, suppliers may query the delivery of goods and services or even cease taking orders through
Does the new government necessarily herald a new economic era? There has certainly been a change of tone, even if it seems rather more difficult to detect an actual change of mood as yet.
There are so many misconceptions about talking to IPs about a business’s problems that it’s hard to know where to start with de-mystifying the process. The two immediate fears are how much will it cost and won’t they simply want to push my company into liquidation to earn a quick fee? The first question is easy to answer. The initial
More mixed news on the economy amid the chaos of the election campaign As during any election campaign, it’s usually best to avoid all media interpretation of economic statistics amid the swirl of reckless hyperbole and the plethora of highly questionable ‘facts’ being peddled by all political parties in their frantic efforts to win over voters. The savage rebuke issued
The embattled hospitality sector has another front to fight on. This week has seen media headlines about pub closures rapidly increasing by 51% in Q1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. This follows hard on the heels of data from accountants, Price Bailey that the 514 restaurant closures in Q4 2023 were the highest quarterly figure their research
