Restructuring & Insolvency

The Financial Times reports on a research study published today by Opus Restructuring, which reveals the extent of the financial crisis enveloping the UK’s fragile residential care sector.  The study, which utilises the database and methodology of the financial health monitoring specialists Company Watch, shows that 28% of care home operators are at risk of failure threatening the future of up to 6,000

We have today published a detailed report into the parlous financial state of the UK care home market.  Our findings are based on research carried out using the database and methodology of the financial health monitoring specialists, Company Watch. In essence, 28% of care home operators (1,718 in all) are so financially vulnerable that they face the risk of insolvency. 

Consultancy.uk reports on research by Opus & the financial health monitoring specialists, Company Watch which shows that even when pre-pack sales are included, only 30% of businesses put through the Administration process survive. “Nick Hood of Opus believes that a lot more troubled businesses could be rescued if they sought much earlier help from specialist advisers, allowing the business to leverage

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After ex-owner, Dominic Chappell is arrested in connection his private tax affairs, Evening Standard reporter Jo Bourke writes about this latest twist in the extraordinary collapse of retail giant BHS. Our Business Risk Adviser, Nick Hood commented: “Even hard-bitten insolvency experts are finding it difficult not to wonder what on earth might happen next.” Click here to read the full

The Doncaster Free Press reports on the rescue of local bakery chain, Cooplands which was founded during Queen Victoria’s reign. The sale by the Administrators, Opus has kept the manufacturing bakery and all 29 retail units open and has preserved 150 jobs overall. Administrator, Steve Parker commented: “It would have been a tragedy if such a well-known local business as