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- Reality Check - A Big Bang for Business?
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- Introducing the Register of People with Significant Control
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- Your staff are your weakest cyber security link and here’s why
- What happens to company assets when a business is wound-up?
- The Early Warning Signs of Business Distress
- Guide to directors’ debentures
- Brexit and the UK manufacturing industry – what will happen in 2020?
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Finance
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Tax
- HMRC Direct Recovery of Debt Changes
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- Why do people hide assets in offshore havens?
- What is a Corporation Tax Liability?
- What is HMRC’s power when it comes to tax collection and recovery of debt?
- What is a VAT security bond and do I need to give one?
- What is a Time to Pay (TTP) breach?
- How will IR35 changes affect contractors post April 2020?
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Insolvency
- Cannot Pay Creditor Invoices?
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- Frozen Company Bank Accounts
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- Signed a Lease Guarantee but Cannot Afford payment
- Understanding redundancy payments to your employees
- Corporate Insolvency Test for a Limited Company
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- What is a notice of intent?
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- Understanding preference in insolvency and why you should avoid making preferential payments
- Understanding limited company debts, director liabilities and insolvency
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- Who gets paid first when a company goes into liquidation?
- What action can creditors take against my business for non-payment?
- What happens to business assets during an insolvency procedure?
- 90-day Moratorium Proposed to Assist Companies Facing Potential Insolvency
- Assistance for Creditors with Retention of Title Claims
- How can I reduce the risks of insolvency for my limited company?
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- Understanding Continuation of Supply for Insolvent Businesses and What This Means for Creditors
- What is an insolvent estate?
- Who can start insolvency proceedings?
- The Transfer of Assets Pre-Insolvency
- What is Contentious Insolvency?
- What is an intervention procedure when professional firms are insolvent?
- The consequences of Intellectual Property Rights when a company becomes insolvent
- What is the role of a liquidator in an insolvency procedure?
- UK Companies Can Now Start Liquidation Process Online
- What is the role of a liquidator when a company is insolvent?
- The signs of potential client insolvency that an accountant should look out for
- What should you do when your business has cash flow problems?
- Free insolvency advice for the e-cigarette industry following recent legislative changes
- How much does it cost to liquidate an insolvent limited company?
- How can I get free insolvency advice for my business?
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- What happens when a charity is insolvent?
- What is provisional liquidation?
- Good Intention is no defence
- Understanding winding up petitions and un-registered businesses
- 5 tips for creditors presented with an IVA
- What are the consequences of company insolvency?
- Company debt help – here’s where to start
- Understanding High Court Writs and how to protect your business
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Letters
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- Final Proof of Debt Form from The Insolvency Service
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- HMRC Receivables Management Debt Recovery
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Administration
- Harewood Associates enters into administration
- Begbies Traynor appointed administrators of The Holiday Place Plc
- Harewood Associates Limited In Administration
- 20 jobs saved as historic engineering company in Barrow rescued
- Begbies Traynor instructed to act as Joint Liquidators of Crimble Hall in Rochdale
- The Christie contractor enters into administration
- Begbies Traynor acts on restructuring of UK chain of wine bar cafes
- West Yorkshire furniture manufacturer placed into administration
- Eighty jobs saved with £1m sale of South Yorkshire engineering business
- Yorkshire family coach company ceases trading
- 80 Jobs saved as trampoline parks sold out of administration
- Liverpool craft beer brewery to be placed into liquidation
- Historic West Yorkshire office fit out business placed into administration
- Leeds‐based entertainment group placed into administration
- 130 jobs saved as fire door firm rescued
- Dunscar Bridge Brewery Limited - In Administration
- John Lewis Reports First Half Profits Down 99%
- Administrators called in at historic family-owned building contractor supplier firm in Liverpool
- Derbyshire microbrewery bought out of administration
- Drop in Trade Forces Closure of Basingstoke Trampoline Park
- Administrator appointed at Polish Credit Union UK Limited
- Liquidators appointed for award-winning coffee shop in Preston
- Gin festivals cancelled as organiser placed into administration
- Children's food maker enters liquidation
- Birmingham homeware sales business placed into administration
- Wetherby construction firm placed into administration
- Jobs saved after South Wales distribution company sold out of administration
- 27 jobs saved after administrators clinch a sale for Somerset-based footwear firm
- Eleven staff made redundant as new buyer is sought for Somerset footwear Company
- Buyer sought as envelope manufacturer goes into administration
- 46 staff made redundant after building maintenance company enters administration
- Teesside engineering group placed into administration
- Begbies Traynor seeks buyer for UK’s leading pigment rotary printing firm
- York taxi company placed into administration
- Nearly 100 jobs saved as bars and restaurants are sold out of administration
- 40 jobs saved as gaming retailer sold out of administration
- Bradford engineering business rescued from administration
- Buyer sought as Tidal Energy Company goes into administration
- 101 Staff Made Redundant After Steel Contractor Business Goes Into Administration
- Historic construction and restoration company William Anelay placed into administration
- Corporate Trends Administration
- Independent Winter Sports and Bicycle Company Enters Administration
- More than 90 jobs saved as waste disposal company is sold out of administration
- 32 jobs saved as estate agents is sold out of administration
- Jobs Secured As Poole Firm Is Sold Out Of Administration
- Blackburn sports surface company placed into administration
- York energy efficient products company placed into administration
- Leading Fibreglass Products Manufacturer Enters Administration
- Yorkshire coach company placed into administration
- W.Braithwaite & Son Limited placed into administration
- Southern Solar Ltd Enters Administration
- Black Country Manufacturers To Be Sold After Entertaining Administration
- East Sussex Construction Firm Enters Administration
- DH Fathers Limited - Statement
- Sale of iHub2 Limited
- Nearly 60 jobs saved after laundry firm sold out of administration
- Agricultural Contract and Marketing Company Ltd placed into administration
- Gamma Global (UK) Ltd – a statement
- Nottinghamshire plumbing and air conditioning installation company placed into administration
- Part of Chantry Kitchens sold
- Chantry Kitchens placed in administration
- 22 jobs saved as poultry packager is sold out of administration
- Midlands civil engineering group enters administration
- Sale of historic Wedgewood collection completes
- Country inn with rooms continues to trade after administrators appointed
- 50 Bristol jobs saved at oil and gas engineering firm
- Yorkshire contract furniture business enters administration
- Appeal to save world-famous Wedgwood Collection launched
- Eight jobs saved as removals firm sold out of administration
- New investment planned after golf course is sold out of administration
- First Step Finance Limited enters administration
- Begbies Traynor appointed administrators of haulage firm
- West Midlands truck hire company enters administration
- 50 Jobs saved as care agency sold out of administration
- Sale of shopping centres breathes new life into Ayr
- Buyers sought for Dorchester and Bournemouth care homes
- 19 jobs saved at fibreglass manufacturer
- Environmental Engineering announces acquisition of MSS Clean Technology
- ‘Business as usual’ at York clean technology company
- Begbies Traynor advises on Morecambe Bay Wines and Spirits Co Limited administration
- Historic Devon pub placed into administration
- Electro Technical Services Enters Administration, 14 Jobs Saved
- Town centre retail investment and development opportunity in Ayr
- Driffield Roofing Company Rescued Saving All 15 Jobs
- Icon Of Fish And Chip World Is Sold Out Of Adminstration
- 'Business as usual’ at well-known country house hotel, Dunsley Hall Hotel
- Manchester Guitar Specialist Goes Into Administration
- Weathershield Windows Limited placed into Administration
- Administrators sell Whitworth Hall Hotel saving 40 jobs
- 31 jobs saved as specialist blind firm is sold out of administration
- Millburn Insurance Company Limited (in Administration)
- Significant buyer interest in Whitworth Hall Hotel
- Swanage Nursing Home placed into Administration
- 16 jobs saved as engineering firm is sold out of administration
- Buyer Sought for Whitworth Hall Hotel
- 260 jobs saved as catering firm is sold out of administration
- 25 jobs saved as LEP Care Limited is sold out of administration
- Company behind children's classic abadas put into administration
- JD Sports acquires Ark out of administration
- Assets of Coggles sold to online retailer
- Ayr shopping centres in administration
- Enact Energy Renewables Ltd (In Administration)
- Two gastro-pubs sold out of administration
- Statement by Gerald M Krasner of Begbies Traynor, joint administrator of Twickenham Film Studios Ltd
- Buyer sought for online fashion retailer
- Being resident and non-domiciled in Malta
- S Dudley & Sons Limited - In Administration
- Administrators appointed at metalworking and construction group
- Gastro-pub Group placed into administration
- JD Sports acquires Cloggs out of administration
- Paisley Hotel in Administration
- Electrical contractors go into administration
- Administrators called in as long-standing contractors cease trading
- Administrators appointed to long-established engineering firm
- Kick start call
- Buyer sought for Huddersfield garden centre
- Port Vale takeover deal completed
- Begbies Traynor appointed as Leicestershire construction firm goes into administration
- More than 30 jobs saved in fruit and veg sale
- Curtain and Fabric Company Successfully Sold Following Administration
- Scunthorpe engineering company placed into administration
- Jobs saved as two west country hotels are sold
- Buyer sought after Welsh golf club goes into administration
- Twickenham Film Studios Limited - In Administration
- Jobs saved at long-established west country solicitors
- Licence allows hotel business to continue trading
- Falmouth timber workshop bought out of administration
- ‘Bridge Organisation’ placed into administration
- Hull caravan manufacturer in administration
- Online mobile music store bought out of administration
- EEIG Appoints Malta Representative
- Statement - Port Vale (Valiant 2001) Football Club Limited
- Launa Windows sold out of administration
- Launa Windows goes into administration
- Eco lighting company sold out of administration
- Mobility Furniture Specialist Rescued Saving 27 Jobs
- Administration of Port Vale (Valiant 2001) Football Club Ltd
- Survey reveals poor financial health of one in eight Scottish football clubs
- Historic Northumberland Inn Closes
- North East Leisure Business Sold
- Reborn Willand Pharmacy breathes new life into community
- Black Country business Griffin Bros calls in Begbies Traynor
- Administrators appointed to Midlands furniture maker
- Begbies Traynor appointed Administrators for FR Retail Limited t/as Fashion Rocks: Update 20 December 2011
- 55 Jobs Saved As Pet Food Business Sold Out Of Administration
- Swindon Travel ceases trading
- Begbies Traynor saves 52 jobs in golf club rescue
- Deal saves 13 jobs at Yorkshire civil and structural engineering consultancy
- Begbies Traynor appointed Administrator of Kinetics Group
- Building business has new foundations
- Ballumbie Golf Course is Sold
- Begbies Traynor secures sale of luxury shoe retailer
- Cochranes Hotel in Rosyth Sold out of Administration
- Deejak another victim of construction sector downturn
- Reconstruction sees 82 jobs saved at major surfwear company
- Peterhead Textile Firm Sold By Administrators
- Begbies Traynor appointed at a West Country bathroom supplier
- Washington Display is bought out of administration
- Begbies Traynor appointed administrators to Treasure Island
- Well known Somerset caravan business goes into administration
- Pluta and Begbies Traynor Combine to Provide a BGN Pan-European Solution in TallyGenicom Insolvency
- Historic Peterhead Textile Firm Goes into Administration
- Begbies Traynor saves three hotels
- Excell Communications (Shropshire) Limited Update
- Humberside Holiday Homes Business Placed in Administration
- Norfolk Peugeot Dealership in Administration
- Juice Republic in Administration
- Humberside Optical Acquired from Administration Saving 21 Jobs
- To owners of copies of the All Points Bulletin or APB computer game (APB)
- New Talks To Rescue Realtime Worlds’ APB Video Game
- Mill Rythe Holiday Village
- Employee MBO Saves Cable Firm From Closure
- Almost 900 Jobs Saved as Tyneside Companies Rescued
- Goldtrail Travel Limited in Administration
- 30 Jobs Saved as Shopfitter Sold Out of Administration
- Royal Norfolk Hotel in Administration
- Exeter Northcott to go into Administration
- Bourne (BG) Limited in Administration
- Mill development in administrators’ hands
- West One Express Sold Out of Administration
- Jobs Saved as Yorkshire-Based Value Clothing Company Rescued
- Gateshead Nightclub Goes into Administration
- Allbury Travel
- Administration Deal Saves Historic Yorkshire Rugby League Club
- Administrators Sell Business of Recruitment Company to New Owners
- Coventry RFC Ltd Formally Placed into Administration
- Yorkshire Wholesaler Rescues Historic Lancashire Sweet Firm
- Begbies Traynor Takes Possession of St Stephen the Great Charitable Trust Bookshops
- Donington Park Operators Enter Administration
- Tyneside Housebuilder Goes into Administration
- Successful Sale of the Gemma Group
- Kingston Management in Administration
- Newquay Restaurant Group Goes into Administration
- BDL Print Group Goes Into Administration
- Celltec Placed Into Administration
- New Owners for Swallowcliffe Retirement Home
- Administrative Receivership
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Business Health Statistics
- 484,000 businesses in significant distress as consumer facing sectors falter
- Six English football clubs face financial troubles as levels of distress rise dramatically in 2019
- Scottish football declared ‘fully fit’ – no clubs showing signs of distress as match attendances rise
- 484,000 Businesses In Significant Financial Distress As UK Economic Uncertainty Grows
- 469,000 Businesses In ‘Significant’ Financial Distress
- UK corporate health deteriorates 9%, leaving 472,000 businesses in financial distress
- UK high street woes continue, with 43,000 retailers in financial distress
- UK corporate financial health deteriorates since Article 50 was triggered
- Half a million UK businesses start 2018 in 'significant' financial distress [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Half a million UK businesses start 2018 in ‘Significant’ financial distress
- Biggest increase in financial distress among UK companies in three years
- Fuel & food inflation putting significant pressure on UK supply chain
- Financial distress edges up as economy prepares for uncertain year ahead
- Brexit uncertainty puts the brake on London businesses
- UK businesses remain resilient in the face of Brexit
- Research shows British businesses are in a strong position to face Brexit challenges, but expect at least six months of turmoil ahead
- UK pubs and bars in desperate need of a boost this summer
- Thousands of UK businesses struggling to absorb cost of National Living Wage
- Brexit could spell disaster for struggling UK exporters and financial services firms despite boost from weak Pound
- UK business end year in a challenging financial state as a difficult 2016 looms
- Desperate UK Retailers running out of time to rescue Christmas sales slump
- UK bars & restaurants boosted by late British summer
- UK grocery industry fights back, with first signs of sector recovery
- UK food supply chain on the brink as supermarkets tighten belts still further
- UK Construction SMEs in hot water as funding crisis reaches boiling point
- Supermarkets Price War Continues To Devastate Food Suppliers
- Election uncertainty stalls business growth as investment dries up
- Scottish football ‘in good overall health’ despite high-profile wrangles
- The beautiful game ‘in good health’ as club distress falls to almost nil
- Retailers on thin ice as thrifty shoppers slash Christmas spending this year
- Supermarket woes worsen as price war takes its toll
- SMEs approaching tipping point ahead of interest rate rise
- More than 11% of English league football clubs facing ‘severe financial pressure’ as curtain falls on the season
- Scottish football stuck in ‘financial doldrums’ as one in ten clubs face financial distress
- Recovery firmly established as financial distress levels reduce year-on-year, but Q1 bites back
- Independent food retailers suffer most from supermarket price wars
- No respite for SMEs despite economic recovery
- “Feel Good” factor returns as critical business distress falls for three straight quarters
- Double blow for flood-hit South West as coastal towns top financial distress league table
- "Zombie” retailers feel the bite this winter as Austerity Britain takes hold
- One in eight Scottish clubs face ‘financial relegation’ without fan-based ownership
- 8% of English football clubs facing ‘financial relegation’
- UK recovery accelerates with 39% decrease in 'Critical' distress
- Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert indicates UK will narrowly avoid a triple dip recession
- One in eight Scottish football clubs ‘facing financial distress’
- One in 10 English football clubs ‘facing financial distress’
- Survey - Financial health of English Football League clubs improves while Scottish clubs face ‘unprecedented distress’
- Latest Red Flag Alert Report - Q3 2012 - A divided nation
- Comment from Julie Palmer, Partner, on latest GDP figures
- Business distress statistics - pub and football club failures ‘threaten British culture’
- Manufacturing sector leads UK’s race to recovery
- Survey issues financial health warning to one in five English Football League clubs
- UK Economy Hits ‘Rock Bottom’ as Distress Bites Across Almost Every Sector and Region
- Q3 2011 Red Flag Alert Report - Growing 'North South divide' in levels of business distress
- Q3 2011 Red Flag Alert Report - Travel Sector Faces Severe Economic Headwinds - Critical Distress up by 49%
- Q2 2011 Red Flag Alert Report
- Q1 2011 Red Flag Alert Report
- Q4 2010 Red Flag Alert Report
- Latest Red Flag Statistics
- Distressed UK businesses have £55bn of liabilities at risk of default
- Over 140,000 Companies Show Real Signs of Financial Distress in Q4 2009
- Launch of Red Flag Alert; The First Comprehensive Corporate ‘Health Rating’ System Widely Available
- Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert Statistics signal Credit Crunch is biting hard
- The UK Recession Continues Unabated According to Red Flag Alert
- Struggling Retail sector faces quarterly rent payment crunch day
- Begbies Traynors Red Flag Alert reveals September worst month yet for UK businesses
- Companies With "Critical Problems" Increase Almost 700 Per Cent
- Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert Statistics Signal Tough Times Ahead
- Conditions have continued to worsen during the last three months in the Retail sector
- High Levels Of Financial Stress Comes As No Surprise In A Society Living On Credit
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Career News
- Promotions at Begbies Traynor in York and Teesside as offices grow
- Begbies Traynor confirm two senior promotions in Preston
- New senior insolvency administrator appointed at Begbies Traynor’s growing Hull office
- Begbies Traynor Boasts New Senior Addition
- Begbies Traynor expands with new appointment
- Begbies Traynor appoints director in Yorkshire region
- Senior manager appointed at Begbies Traynor in Hull
- Begbies Traynor appoints new head at Southampton office
- Marco appointed to key role at Begbies Traynor's Milton Keynes office
- Begbies Traynor strengthens Yorkshire region with partner promotion
- Pair promoted to Partners as Begbies Traynor continues to expand team
- Begbies Traynor expands Sheffield office with new partner appointment
- Huw steps up to Partner role after helping to grow Begbies Traynor offering
- Gavin Savage promoted to Partner after growing Begbies Traynor’s office in Southampton
- Director promotion at Begbies Traynor Preston
- Huw Powell named Insolvency Director for Begbies Trayor in Cardiff
- New partner appointment to head Begbies Traynor Preston office
- Begbies Traynor builds on Oxford presence with new appointment
- Bath insolvency practitioner promoted to Manager
- Duo made directors at Begbies Traynor's Birmingham Office
- Building your practice and protecting your clients
- New Partner joins Begbies Traynor
- New Yorkshire partner for Begbies Traynor
- Francesca Tackie promoted to Partner at Begbies Traynor Group
- Begbies Traynor appoints senior insolvency manager to head its Teesside office
- Leading Contentious Insolvency Expert Joins Begbies Traynor Group
- Louise makes Partner at Begbies Traynor
- Neil steps up at Begbies Traynor
- Mills moves up at Begbies Traynor
- Partner Promotions at Begbies Traynor Group
- Partner appointment signals Belfast launch for Begbies Traynor
- New Property Team Launched by Begbies Traynor Group
- New Yorkshire Partner for Begbies Traynor
- BTG Global Network Continues to Grow
- Begbies Traynor Group Launches BTG Global Risk Partners
- Begbies Traynor opens Thames Valley office in Reading
- Begbies Traynor Hires Former Pensions Regulator
- New Director at Begbies Traynor
- Begbies Traynor Appoints New Recovery Director
- Island Appointment to Offshore Team
- Begbies Traynor Group Appoints Forensic Accounting Partner
- New Leeds Appointment for Begbies Traynor
- Begbies Traynor Makes Key Promotion at its Brighton Office
- Key Partner Appointment for South West
- Intelligent Expansion
- BTG Intelligence Appoints Paul Keyton as Partner
- Begbies Traynor Celebrates Five Years In Plymouth With New Appointments
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Corporate Finance
- BTG Corporate Finance advises Japanese manufacturer on two British acquisitions
- KCP investment boosts domiciliary care provider Routes Healthcare
- Nearly 16,000 UK businesses to be fined and "named and shamed" if they avoid new EU energy audit
- BTG Corporate Finance deal completion: Avonside/SIG
- Funding deal rescues historic hotel and saves jobs
- Stockport debt firm leaves customers £7.2 million short-changed
- Understanding Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP) and Consequential Losses
- Little Festive Cheer for Retailers Despite Improving Economy
- Commercial property market shows signs of recovery
- Latest Hometrack data shows 0.5% rise in October house prices
- Lettings market reaches record rent levels
- Repossession threat for 1 in 35 homes
- Property market boost from cash buyers
- Survey reports acceleration in the housing market
- Property bubble concern low, says research
- SMEs increasingly suffering from funding constraints
- Sidley Sports and Social Club being wound up with its site for sale
- Help to Buy scheme brought forward
- High street vacancy rate slows but number of empty shops remains ‘stubbornly high’
- Pensioners sell their properties to afford retirement
- Acceleration for the housing market as house building rises 6%
- Buy-to-let market reaches five year high
- Shopping centre investment on the rise
- DAS awareness campaign brings welcome profile
- Number of first time buyers reaches six year high
- Average income for homebuyers reaches its highest point since 2009
- Sale of Moffat holiday park saves business and jobs
- Sale of law firm completed
- Economic recovery boosts equity release figures
- Waya and Ahmad - A Sea Change in Confiscation?
- Green shoots of recovery in spite of GDP Gloom
- Begbies Traynor Group launches BTG Financial Consulting
- Begbies Traynor's Five Struggling Sectors to Watch in 2013
- Christmas cash flow crunch
- Judges Lodgings in York sold to Thwaites
- Selden cleans up with funding from RBS
- Darlington gaming headset distribution company acquired by US market leader
- Michael Wild trading as Platinum Portfolios made bankrupt
- BTG GN Member News
- Comment on ONS figures from Begbies Traynor
- Director’s loan accounts and dividends – not always the best option
- Business Adviser is Guest Speaker at Graduation Ceremony
- Leadcom Back In The Black
- Leadership Maturity, Employee Engagement & High Performance
- Clients Value Results of Farber's CFO Resources Practice
- Green energy plant planned for Sheffield
- BTG Corporate Finance advises management team on successful MBO
- Network Members Meet up in London
- Farber Financial Group sponsors Canda's pre-eminent Private Equity showcase event
- Begbies Traynor kick starts Motor Books survival
- KS International Malta Announces New Partners
- Jobs agency set to recruit under new owners
- Fraud Experts Warn That Staged Motor 'Accidents' Are Driving Up Insurance Premiums
- Medical supplies company MBO show banks are open for business, says corporate finance expert
- Bonas Concluded
- Property concerns aired at Cambridge event
- Why nothing is impossible in BTG Global Network
- Oxbridge Signs Representation Agreement With KSi Malta
- The BTG GN family meet in Cyprus
- INSOL Singapore 2011
- Malta expected to become the main attraction for foreign investors worldwide
- Schemes of Arrangements in Israel
- BGN Becomes BTG Global Network
- The Singing Economist Debunks the Myth of South Africa’s Economic Strength
- BGN Members in Israel and Poland work together on major cross border case
- Nick Hood Co-Chairs INSOL International Seminar in Delhi
- The State Of All The Nations
- BGN Member GlassRatner Merges
- BGN reaches out to Argentinean Professionals and Judges
- Leading Free2Play Publisher Opens New Chapter for APB: All Points Bulletin
- BGN goes Latin American
- Kiwi Court Rules on £1.1million Seizure from Bankrupt British Citizen
- UK PLC struggling with £57.5bn liabilities as government prepares to announce Spending Review
- BGN Member Hamilton Advokatbyrå and Nilsson & Co merge – forming a leading full service firm focused on the Stockholm area
- Acquisition of Extra by M3 Capital Partners Ltd
- The Bribery Act 2010 - What does it mean for your business?
- Jordan – the Middle East’s Land of Milk, Honey & Phosphates
- Piracy is an insurance risk with no foreseeable resolution
- Fraud Team Elects Vice-president
- The Rise of International Arbitration
- Firms warned to be wary of cons
- Taking the bull by the horns
- Employers need to adopt 'screen' tests when hiring
- CV fibs return to haunt you
- Begbies Traynor Wins Prestigious CorpComms Award
- Begbies Global Network - Maximising Cross Border Opportunities
- Firms warned to be on their guard over fraud
- Firms Warned of Threat of ‘Long Term Fraud’
- BTG McInnes Corporate Finance Secures Disposal of Food Processing Plant
- BTG Corporate Finance Advises Hargreaves Services plc on £115m Funding Deal
- BGN Member Firm 'PLUTA' Appointed to Head the Restructuring of Renowned German Toy Manufacturer
- Heightened security
- Developing a healthy attitide to managing risk
- BGN Risk hosts successful Maritime Security Seminar in Tokyo, Japan
- Two Feet Forward for New Franchise
- Secure Future for Fareham Family Firm
- MBO at Cosalt Saves 20 Jobs
- Administrator Confirms Sale of Southampton FC to Markus Leibherr
- Mumbai attacks put hotel sector at risk
- Is greed the all powerful motivator when committing company fraud?
- Forensic Service Launched
- New Portsmouth Office for Begbies Traynor
- Fraud - preparing for the inevitable
- Planning for a disaster could provide a lifeline
- Confusion over 'catch and release'
- Government Accused Over Borrowing and Debt
- Piracy in the Gulf of Aden
- Cyprus Success Boosts Channel Islands Team
- Calculated Risks
- MBO and Relocation at Controlled Speed
- Management Buy In at Tyne & Wear Security Firm
- Architecture Practice Sale Completes as Planned
- Surge in marine piracy likely to hit costs
- Commercial Extortion
- Ocean of Opportunity for Pirates
- BGN Risk on Maritime Security and the modern day threat posed by pirates
- Into the Deep
- Imagine the Risks
- Begbies Traynor helps to secure Jersey Evening Post Home & Lifestyle Show 2008
- Metal Mettle
- Denial!
- Make those business New Year resolutions now
- Begbies Traynor Triumph at Prestigious Business Awards in Newcastle.
- Contract Caterers Merge to Establish Market Leading Group
- Credit Crunch Spells the End for Credit Card Capital
- Failure Can Provide Spur to Future Success
- Northern Pharmacy Chain Acquired by Alliance Boots
- Four Seasons Group Continues Acquisition Strategy
- Begbies Traynor Warns Local Businesses to Tighten Their Belts as Bear Stearns Bails Out
- Heighley Gate Deal is Platform for Growth
- Management Rescue Welsh Pastry Business
- Cast Iron Future For Foundry MBO
- £30m Manchester Direct Communications Firm Acquired by Leading Independent
- Share Price falls focus attention on need for all businesses to keep a tight rein on finances
- NG Bailey Acquires Specialist IT Services Business
- CVA
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Firm News
- Begbies Traynor Staffordshire Welcomes Return of Former Partner
- Begbies Traynor reports ‘progress made’ in £30m Harewood collapse
- Begbies Traynor appointed administrators for Manchester law firm
- Almost half a million businesses in significant financial distress
- Humberts Sale Confirmed
- Begbies Traynor donates £7,500 to Manchester Mind
- Stone Edge Midlands Limited
- Liquidators appointed at North Wales water sports facility
- Apple Blossom Time Limited
- Liverpool-based iQBlade acquired
- Begbies Traynor expands in Staffordshire with new offices and a growing team
- National business and recovery specialist opens Grimsby office
- Begbies Traynor makes senior appointment
- Double Success for Begbies Traynor Group at TRI Awards 2019
- Julie Palmer shortlisted for top award
- Begbies Traynor poised for Leicestershire expansion with heavyweight hires
- 489,000 businesses in significant financial distress – a 40% increase since the EU referendum
- Begbies Traynor Acquires Exeter-based Regeneratus Consulting to expand advisory offering
- Triumph Furniture Enters Administration
- Dribuild Ltd in administration
- Abingdon manufacturer sold out of administration
- Fifteen jobs saved with sale of Leeds digital marketing business
- Promotions at Begbies Traynor in York and Teesside as offices grow
- Acquisition of Regeneratus Consulting 1
- BTG Advisory accelerates growth with appointment of four new partners to its London office
- Edgbaston-based skincare specialists acquire Manchester business
- 30 Jobs saved in Toft Country House Hotel and Golf Course sale
- Jobs saved in sale of Sheffield‐based education recruitment agency
- 47 highly skilled jobs saved in Voltcom Limited sale
- Begbies Traynor confirm two senior promotions in Preston
- Statement regarding Jistcourt South Wales Limited
- New senior insolvency administrator appointed at Begbies Traynor’s growing Hull office
- Final results for the year ended 30 April 2019
- Begbies Traynor Boasts New Senior Addition
- Begbies Traynor expands with new appointment
- Begbies Traynor acquires Stoke insolvency firm
- Begbies Traynor appoints director in Yorkshire region
- Senior manager appointed at Begbies Traynor in Hull
- Newcastle insolvency firm acquired by Begbies Traynor Group
- Begbies Traynor Group plc strengthens Northern advisory offering with appointment of new partner
- 481,000 businesses in significant financial distress as winter freeze impacts
- Key appointment at Begbies Traynor’s Birmingham office
- Begbies Traynor strengthens North East operation with partner promotion
- Begbies Traynor expands business rescue and recovery services to Scunthorpe
- New director joins Begbies Traynor’s Dundee office
- One hundred jobs saved a Telford construction firm hit by Carillion effect
- Begbies Traynor appoints another director in Scotland
- Corporate Insolvency Appointments in 2017
- Begbies Traynor celebrates 25‐year Preston milestone
- Hull plastics manufacturer placed in administration
- Liverpool Organic Brewery raises a glass to acquisition
- Quarterly rent day set to take a bite out of UK’s struggling
- Jobs saved at Dried Fish Supplier after firm is sold out of Administration
- Salisbury company jobs saved after joinery business is sold
- Jobs secured after Buckingham Business is sold out of Administration
- Building a National Corporate Finance Leader
- Ten jobs saved as Cirencester Business is sold out of Administration
- The Ultimate Food Company (Kendal) Limited - In Administration
- Five new recruits on board as Begbies Traynor continues to grow
- Leeds envelope company rescued from administration
- Yorkshire administrators appointed to German company
- Panorama Investigation Highlights Fraud in the UK Bankruptcy System
- Begbies Traynor Group PLC announces launch of new advisory practice, BTG Advisory
- Businesswoman Mary takes up role as chair of Chambers' Board
- BTG Global Advisory announces expansion to Greek operations
- Begbies Traynor opens Lincoln office
- October Events: Building the Successful Accountancy Practice
- Jeff Jones to head Begbies Traynor Regional Advisory Service
- BTG Corporate Solutions strengthens funding and recoveries team
- Corporate Insolvency Appointments in 2016
- Begbies Traynor joins the ASTL
- Begbies Traynor opens new office in Taunton
- Preventing Data Loss and Building Your Practice
- Acquisition of The P&A Partnership Ltd
- Begbies Traynor hosts sport and insolvency seminars
- Begbies Traynor hosts insolvency seminars
- Begbies Traynor Group launches worldwide insolvency, restructuring and financial advisory group
- Begbies Traynor moves to larger offices in Newcastle city centre
- Spring Conference Prepares Manchester Professionals for Change
- Acquisition sees Begbies Traynor expand York and Teesside offices
- Acquisition of Eddisons Chartered Surveyors
- Begbies Traynor opens new office in Swansea
- Begbies Traynor opens new office in Oxford
- Begbies Traynor opens new office in Swindon
- Begbies Traynor completes Ian Franses acquisition
- Begbies Traynor moves to larger Hull city centre office space
- Acquisition of Cooper Williamson Ltd
- Begbies Traynor announces move to city centre offices
- Relocation strengthens Begbies Traynor Group in Leeds
- Walletts Acquisition
- Acquisition of Hamiltons
- Begbies Traynor Group plc - Acquisition
- New Cambridge Office
- Begbies Traynor Opens Fourth Office in Scotland
- Begbies Traynor Continues to Build North East Presence with New Office in Hull
- Begbies Traynor Group acquires two new businesses
- Acquisition of CoyleClarke LLP
- HMRC
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Insolvency
- Government Opens Consultation on Overhaul of Corporate Insolvency Regulations
- Insolvency risk increases for Scottish firms
- Statutory Demands on the rise as creditors face higher costs to recover debts
- The Problems with Using Unlicensed Insolvency Advisers
- Begbies Traynor Welcomes R3 Guidance on Dealing with Personal Debt Problems
- First Ruling of Section 342A of the Insolvency Act
- Begbies Traynor appointed as Trustees to bankruptcy of former Blackburn Rovers and West Ham footballer Lucas Neill
- Begbies Traynor Scotland appointed to help tackle ‘unprecedented’ Northern Ireland insolvency levels
- Corporate Insolvency Appointments in 2015
- Begbies Traynor South West Region Wins Industry Acolade
- Noerr European Restructuring Conference
- The Top Insolvency Lawyers in Germany
- Israel / Italy cross border co-operation on Leadcom case
- BTG Global Network Member, Csaba Holdings Wins Major Municipality Insolvency in Hungary
- The Greek Insolvency Code
- Landmark Decision on Lehman Changes Creditor Priorities in UK Insolvencies
- Begbies Traynor Says the Worst for Insolvencies is Yet to Come as 134,000 UK Companies Show Material Signs of Financial Distress in Q3 2009
- Crackdown on Directors who Breach Regulations
- Early Advice From the Professionals Can Often Avoid the Road to Insolvency
- Commercial Property Insolvencies Set to Surge, Predicts Begbies Traynor
- Unemployment Will Hit 3m Says Insolvency Expert
- Insolvency Figures Set to Worsen
- IVA
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Liquidation
- Apple Blossom Time Limited
- Begbies Traynor instructed to act as Joint Liquidators of specialist UV litho printer
- Bath bed store closes its doors after 45 years in the city
- Begbies Traynor instructed to act as Joint Liquidators of C&L Sherrington Ltd, which trades as Virginia House Ulverston
- Begbies Traynor appointed liquidators of £300m turnover Omega Travel
- St Giles Road sports ground to be sold
- Scottish video games retailer ceases trading
- Carillion subcontractors urged to seek help to stay afloat
- Toon caravan park sold to the shareholders
- Leading Welsh construction company ceases trading
- Leicestershire radio station ceases broadcasting - Begbies Traynor
- Oil and gas sector downturn triggers Shetland office supply firm failure
- DSC Solutions Limited goes into liquidation
- Fairhurst Ward Abbotts Limited
- Blakeborough Social and Sports Club goes into liquidation
- Sidley Sports And Social Club Ground Sold Out Of Liquidation
- Historic golf club to be sold after entering liquidation
- Luxury fashion boutique ceases trading
- Bathroom retailer hit by e-market conditions
- High street revival charity closes after cash problems
- Owner of historic coal exchange building placed into liquidation
- Cambridge golf club, Creative Leisure, enters liquidation
- Interim community use agreed for Newsome bowling club
- Newsome Working Men’s Club Faces Lquidation
- Rail Catering Company Enters Liquidation
- Liquidators appointed to Industry RE Limited
- £79,000 plus windfall for four South Yorkshire charities
- Residents’ futures safeguarded as care home bought out of liquidation
- Liquidators appointed to Sheffield cupcake business
- Contractor on Lewis’ Building to go into liquidation
- Sheffield Crossroads charity bequeaths funds to four local charities
- 30 jobs lost as sports construction specialist are liquidated
- Recession Takes Toll on Blandford Courier Service
- Statement by liquidators - Centaur Global Limited (In CVL)
- Highland visitor centre enters liquidation
- Hamilton Building Products Company Closes
- Manufacturing Firm in Forfar Ceases Trading
- Begbies Traynor sells Stagecraft assets to CPS
- Charity Trading Arm Goes Into Liquidation
- Saltash Shopfitting Company goes into Liquidation
- Craibstone Golf Centre Sold to Local Businessman
- Davis World Travel moves into Liquidation
- Bingham Davis Assets and IP Acquired from Liquidator
- Former jewel in the Portsmouth food scene goes into liquidation
- Liquidation Deal Saves South Shields Clothing Company
- Steven Adair’s Glasshouse Restaurant At Eskmills in Liquidation
- Collapse of major customer brings down Newport haulier
- Apartments Abroad Goes into Liquidation
- Meat Company Goes into Liquidation
- Lymington Accounts Specialist in Liquidation
- Sandwich Bar Chain Goes Into Liquidation
- Dubai Financial Centre Puts Trust in Islands’ Expertise
- Longstanding Business Goes into Liquidation
- Liquidators appointed to all Wallace Barnaby Associates Group companies
- Guernsey Office Follows Hard on the Heels of Success of its Jersey Sister
- Hard times for charity that has helped hundreds of young offenders turn their lives around
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Pre Pack Administration
- Jobs saved as Norfolk health and beauty company gets makeover
- Begbies Traynor advises on United Carpets administration
- Barcon Precast Limited - 24 jobs saved in pre-pack
- Pre-pack Proves Smarter Way to Save Jobs
- Lymington Business Saved by Pre-Pack
- Pre-pack Deals Have Been Forced on Us, Says Corporate Recovery Expert
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Turnaround
- Bike business on track for success thanks to a specialist business loan
- Jobs secured after new renewable energy company is formed
- Sale of Glasgow Plastic Packaging Company Saves Jobs
- Begbies Traynor rescues two of seven Southgate sites so far
- Begbies Traynor achieves sale of Treasure Island
- MBO for Chemoxy International
- New business takes over Somerset Caravans' site in Taunton
- Ramora revived by Begbies Traynor rescue
- Shaken but saved
- Leading CEO & Turnaround Expert Lewis N. Rose Joins BGN Member Farber Financial Group
- Begbies Traynor Helps Professionals Keep Balls in the Air
- Comments on Lehman Brothers
- Investigations
- Pensions
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Administration