Are Supermarkets Squeezing Suppliers too far?
There has been a 54% increase in the number of suppliers to supermarket who are in ‘severe’ distress, according to the Begbies Taynor Red Flag…
Corporate Insolvency
Insolvency profession recovers 2 in 5 businesses from insolvency
About 2 in 5 insolvent businesses were saved from insolvency in 2013-2014, according to research from insolvency trade bodies, ComRes and R3. R3…
UK 2015 Q1 Insolvency Stats
Insolvency levels are down 1.3% across the UK as a whole for the first quarter of 2015 compared to the end of 2014, down to it’s lowest level…
UK businesses owe HMRC £2.6 billion in overdue VAT
UK businesses currently now owe £2.6 billion to HMRC in overdue VAT as many continue to struggle to find the cash to meet their VAT bills,…
71 percent of SMEs confident in raising finance
A survey on behalf of Platform Black has found that 71 percent of small businesses are now confident in their ability to raise finance. The survey,…
UK companies face a late payment burden of £46.1 billion
New research from Bacs Payment Schemes shows that the late payment debt burden shouldered by UK businesses has reached £46.1 billion. Bacs looked…
Business owners call for urgent investment in infrastructure
Two fifths (40 percent) of SMEs in the UK believe that the Government’s greatest priority should be investment in the country’s infrastructure…
Electrical sector to boom as Brits gripped by football fever
The latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index has revealed the impact sunshine and football fever had on online retail sales in…
New report shows cash still dominates
A new industry report, UK Cash & Cash Machines 2014 confirms the strong role cash continues to play in our society. Although cash usage levels…
Strong manufacturing output bolstering UK economic outlook
Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that UK production output was 3.0 percent higher in April compared to the same…
