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Business health statistics

Businessman stressed
29/01/2026
Thousands of UK businesses at ‘critical’ tipping point
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Football Survey
11/12/2025
Football Distress Survey: Distress levels fall in English football as ‘trickledown effect’ of Premier League earnings helps lower-league clubs
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Football Distress Survey
11/12/2025
Football Distress Survey: Four Scottish clubs still struggling financially but trends show gradual improvement
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28/07/2025
Critical financial distress increases across the economy
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25/04/2025
Red Flag Alert Report - Q1 2025 - UK businesses under pressure ahead of impending tariff and tax changes
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Red Flag Q4
23/01/2025
Historic jump in the number of firms in critical financial distress
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18/10/2024
Red Flag Alert Report - Q3 - Uncertain outlook for the UK economy pushes a record number of businesses into significant financial distress
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UK high street
25/04/2024
Over half a million UK businesses fighting for survival as UK economy stagnates
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22/01/2024
Number of firms on Merseyside in ‘significant’ financial distress now surges past 5,000
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22/01/2024
Number of North West firms in ‘significant’ financial distress now surges past 50,000
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BTG Begbies Traynor supports pre-pack sale of camera technology manufacturer saving 57 jobs
BTG Begbies Traynor has completed the pre-packaged sale of specialist virtual production solutions and camera tracking and robotics manufacturer Mo-Sys Engineering Ltd. (trading as Mo-Sys) to new company Mo-Sys Solutions Ltd.
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Case Studies
Haulage company in financial difficulty
The business was a group of haulage companies with an annual turnover of approximately £20 million and with approximately 150 employees. The core business was time critical delivery of weekly and monthly periodicals.
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Articles
How to improve company cash flow
Company cash flow, or the lack of it, is the most common cause of limited company failure in the UK. When the cash in the business becomes squeezed, it becomes difficult to pay your debts on time, order raw materials, pay staff, fund marketing campaigns and operate effectively.
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