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Small Businesses in ‘distress’ number triples

New data released by Accountancy firm Mazars has shown a worrying rise in the amount of UK Small Businesses in financial distress. Over 135,000...
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New Small Business Commissioner urged to tackle late payments

Uk Sole traders group IPSE has called upon the new Small Business Commissioner Liz Barclay to take a tougher approach to late payments. IPSE...
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Public rallies to save Debt ridden Railway

News that the popular Welsh Llangollen railway has had to call in the receivers has been met with a wave of public support since...
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Debt Collection notices helped reveal Employee’s £1.7m scam

When Company Bosses at a Scunthorpe based Business started receiving Commercial Debt Collection Agency letters alarm bells rang. Shortly after they found that one...
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City Council writes off £7.26m after Debt Collection efforts fail

Edinburgh City Council has been forced to write off a whopping £7.26m after Debt Collection efforts have failed to recoup monies owed to them.The...
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Insolvency service payouts hit new levels

The Insolvency Service paid out £453.4 million in missing wages and benefits to workers at firms that went bust last year. This is according...
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Average Unpaid Small Business Debts rise by £173k

New research from Sage, has highlighted the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic with the average SME business now burdened with £173,000 additional debt per...
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Covid Loan Debt Collection talks hit brick wall

Plans to create a Nationwide Debt Collection service to recoup unpaid covid Business support loans have hit a brick wall according to latest reports.£45...
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Drop in UK Business Insolvencies masking a grim reality

According to latest figures, Corporate and Business Insolvencies fell by 27.1% for 2020 in England and Wales. Unfortunately the statistics do not tell the...
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Covid-19 continues to increase Business late payment

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated Business late payments for UK businesses, new figures from the Institute of Directors reveal.Over a third of company directors...