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Langley holdings division acquires Clayton Equipment from administration

Clarke Chapman Ltd, a division of UK-based global engineering firm Langley Holdings Plc, has acquired the assets of historic Burton-on-Trent locomotive manufacturer Clayton Equipment from administration.

All 158 jobs preserved ahead of Christmas as Circle Express bought out of administration

Trilogy Logistics, one of the UK's leading logistics providers, offering specialist services to the airfreight industry, has bought the business and assets of Circle Express out of administration saving all 158 jobs at the UK logistics firm and bringing it under new ownership.

Critical financial distress rises for retail and hospitality sector in Q4

Year-on-year ‘critical’ distress rise of 16.7% for retailers and 14.1% for bars and restaurants even as ‘significant’ distress levels fall.

Structural fragility persists among UK lower league sports clubs

There is growing structural financial distress among lower-league clubs in the UK’s three most popular sports – football, rugby league, and cricket. The root causes of financial fragility are increasingly consistent.

Football Distress Survey: Four Scottish clubs still struggling financially but trends show gradual improvement

Just four of the 42 clubs (9.5%) in Scotland’s top four leagues are showing signs of financial distress, down by 20% year on year – however in the EFL only three of the 72 clubs (4.2%) show signs of distress, half the number 12 months earlier.

Football Distress Survey: Distress levels fall in English football as ‘trickledown effect’ of Premier League earnings helps lower-league clubs

The latest - 31 October - Football Distress Survey, which has been conducted by business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor since 2012, shows that only three of the English Football League’s 72 clubs (4.2%) are facing distress, 50% lower than a year ago, and a 25% fall in the last six months.

Loan Charge Support – A Guide for Accountants

A £365 million loan charge deal has been unveiled as part of the Autumn Budget to support loan charge victims. With over 32,000 individuals in dispute with HMRC, the highly controversial loan charge, for which the total liabilities are in the region of £1.7 billion, sat high on the agenda for the Chancellor.

Begbies Traynor support Tŷ Nant on Strathmore acquisition

Advisory firm delivers financial due diligence support on the acquisition trail towards 2030 target for Welsh water brand

42 jobs saved as Scottish distillery Eden Mill rescued by investors

St Andrews-based Eden Mill Distillery has been acquired from administration saving the jobs of all 42 staff after its owner, St Andrews Brewers Limited, was placed into the hands of administrators.

Principal Insurance Limited completes buyout of Peart Performance Marque Limited following administration

Manchester-based specialist insurance broker Principal Insurance Limited has acquired the business of Peart Performance Marque Limited, which ceased trading having entered administration on 30 October 2025.

Critical Financial Distress Soars Across the Economy Ahead of Budget

UK businesses look for economic certainty in November’s Budget following a 78% increase in ‘Critical’ financial distress over the last 12 months

Begbies Traynor strengthens Scottish team with appointment of well-known insolvency practitioner

Begbies Traynor has added 34 years of Scottish insolvency experience to its team in Glasgow with the appointment of George Lafferty as director.

Agincare acquires Ambient Support services preserving hundreds of care sector jobs

National health and social care provider Agincare Holdings Ltd has acquired the majority of business operated by Ambient Support Ltd and its subsidiaries. The deal sees the continued operation of 80 homes and services across the UK, preserving more than 800 jobs and protecting around 700 peoples’ care and support provision.

Birmingham healthcare company acquires app IP from liquidated company

Birmingham-based Salts Healthcare has acquired the ostomy peer-to-peer support mobile app, ‘Ostique Connect’. Preserving its vital supply to the ostomy community after the Company, Ostique Ltd, went into liquidation.